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maraca
[ muh-rah-kuh, -rak-uh ]
/ məˈrɑ kə, -ˈræk ə /
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noun
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
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Origin of maraca
1815–25; <Portuguese <Tupi maráka
Words nearby maraca
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How to use maraca in a sentence
If approved by the Unicode Consortium, pictograms like a hand fan, a discombobulated face, a pair of maracas, and a knob of ginger will appear on our devices in September 2022, adding to the 3,633 we already have.
Davey was thrashing in the water, his face swollen and bloody, his eyes rattling like dried peas in a maraca.
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British Dictionary definitions for maraca
maraca
/ (məˈrækə) /
noun
a percussion instrument, usually one of a pair, consisting of a gourd or plastic shell filled with dried seeds, pebbles, etc. It is used chiefly in Latin American music
Word Origin for maraca
C20: Brazilian Portuguese, from Tupi
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