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cavaquinho

small plucked string instrument of the European guitar family
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cavaquinho

Summary

cavaquinho ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cavaquinho is a type of necked, flat-backed, plucked lute[2].
  • cavaquinho's Commons category is recorded as Cavaquinhos[3].
  • cavaquinho's used by is recorded as cavaquinist[4].
  • cavaquinho's has characteristic is recorded as Q141469433[5].
  • cavaquinho's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.322-5[6].

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Definition and Type

cavaquinho is a type of necked, flat-backed, plucked lute[2].

Use and Application

cavaquinho's used by is recorded as cavaquinist[4].

Why It Matters

cavaquinho ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).[1] cavaquinho has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] cavaquinho is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → necked, flat-backed, plucked lute
    Used by → cavaquinist
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q141469433]]"
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