contrabaixo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaj.ʃu/ [ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaɪ̯.ʃu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaj.ʃu/ [ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaɪ̯.ʃu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaj.ʃo/ [ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaɪ̯.ʃo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈbaj.ʃu/ [ˌkõ.tɾɐˈβaj.ʃu]

Noun

contrabaixo m (plural contrabaixos)

1. bass guitar (electric stringed instrument similar to an electric guitar)

   Synonym: baixo

2. (music) double bass (the largest stringed instrument of the violin family)