maracas

See also: Maracás

English

Noun

maracas

1. plural of maraca

Anagrams

• Camaras, Mascara, marasca, mascara

Italian

Noun

maracas f pl

1. plural of maraca

Portuguese

Noun

maracas f pl

1. plural of maraca

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maracas, plural of maraca, derived from Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.raˈkas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧cas

Noun

maracas n (plural maracase)

1. (music) maraca

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	maracas	maracasul	maracase	maracasele
genitive-dative	maracas	maracasului	maracase	maracaselor
vocative	maracasule		maracaselor

Spanish

Noun

maracas f pl

1. plural of maraca

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maracas, plural of maraca, derived from Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈrak.as/, [mäˈɾä̌kʲːäs]

Noun

maracas c pl (genitive maracas, no definite form)

1. (music) maracas

   Nisse skakade takten med maracas

   Nisse kept [shook] the beat with maracas

References

• “maracas”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)