Portuguese spellingMuíxi
Definitions
- 1High-pitched sound produced by cupping the hands in the shape of a conch shell. A kind of ocarina.
PT Som agudo que se solta juntando as mãos em forma de búzio. Espécie de ocarina.·FR Son aigu produit en joignant les mains en forme de coquillage. Espèce d'ocarina.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Ki axikamene, anga uivua mu divumu muixi: "Ngitundila kué?"When she was seated, she heard something in her belly, saying: "Where shall I get out?"IV · told by João Borges Cezar, a nephew of the No. I informant of the same name
- Ki azubile o kukinga, anga uivua dingi muixi: "Sunga kiá."When he finished waiting, he hears again, saying: "Pull now!"IV · told by João Borges Cezar, a nephew of the No. I informant of the same name