agida

English

Etymology 1

Noun

agida (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of agita

Etymology 2

Noun

agida (plural agidas)

1. A large drum used for ceremonial music in Surinam.
   • 1967, Joseph H. Howard, Drums in the Americas:

     Wedges are used to tense the skin, and the agida is placed on the ground lengthwise for playing.

Etymology 3

Noun

agida (plural agidas)

1. A curved drumstick used in Haiti.
   • 2016, Alfred Métraux, Voodoo in Haiti:

     The person who beats the ségond remains seated with the instrument held firmly between his legs, striking it either with his left or right hand and a forked stick or a small bow (agida) held in the free hand.

Anagrams

• gaida

Portuguese

Participle

agida f sg

1. feminine singular of agido

Spanish

Participle

agida f sg

1. feminine singular of agido

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Ewe adzidá (“drum”), Fon àgiɖá (“drumstick”).

Noun

agida

1. (music) agida (a conical bass drum two to three metres long and 40-50 centimetres in diameter, the sound of which resonates in the ground and is used in the Afro-Surinamese Winti religion to communicate with snake gods; it is played with both hands, with the player using a drumstick in one hand)