alfaia

English

Etymology

From Portuguese alfaia.

Noun

alfaia (plural alfaias)

  1. A Brazilian drum with a membrane made of animal skin.
    • 2015 August 3, Ben Ratliff, “Review: Nação Zumbi Returns to Central Park SummerStage”, in New York Times‎:
      And there was the band’s centerpiece and glory, the interlocking rhythm of a trap-set drummer, a percussionist, and three standing drummers playing the alfaia, the large wooden drum from the African-derived, northeastern Brazilian song-and-dance tradition of maracatu.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجَة‎ (ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or حِلْيَة‎ (ḥilya, “ornament”).

Noun

alfaia f (plural alfaias)

  1. utensil
  2. ornament

Synonyms
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