maraca
noun
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
maracas
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pluralof maraca.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We're speaking in the middle of the same crowded bistro, where maracas, horns, matracas, and chants almost drown out our conversation.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Vanessa Muros, an archaeology researcher at UCLA, showed up outside the encampment with finger symbols, maracas and a tambourine.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
Available are 90 guitars, 62 keyboards, 24 bass guitars, 15 maracas, five ukeleles, two tambourines and a couple of cowbells.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Their music, the shake of maracas punctuated by sharp drumbeats on the llamador and call-and-response chants, is made for dancing, she told the crowd.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
"All right, man. If that's what gets your maracas shakin'." And then, real dramatically, he asks, "Can I see some ID, please?"
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
