caxixi/kaˈʃiʃi/EtymologyBorrowed from Portuguese caxixi, which is probably borrowed from an African language.caxixi means A small, indirectly struck idiophone filled with seeds, commonly used in Brazil. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA small, indirectly struck idiophone filled with seeds, commonly used in Brazil.