maraca
See also: Maraca
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese, derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Tupi maráka[1] or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Guaraní mbaraka.
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ækə
Noun
maraca (plural maracas)
- (music) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- (slang, in the plural) breasts
Derived terms
Translations
A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument
References
- ^ “maraca”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
maraca f (plural maraques)
Danish
Noun
maraca c (singular definite maracaen, plural indefinite maracaer)
Declension
Declension of maraca
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | maraca | maracaen | maracaer | maracaerne |
genitive | maracas | maracaens | maracaers | maracaernes |
References
- “maraca” in Den Danske Ordbog
Portuguese
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Tupi maráka[1] or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Guaraní mbaraka
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca
Noun
maraca f (plural maracas)
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Guaraní mbaracá
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca
Noun
maraca f (plural maracas)
- A maraca, percussion instrument
- (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) A whore
- (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) A gay
Related terms
- ^ “maraca”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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