matraca

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Noun

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matraca (plural matracas)

  1. A type of wooden rattle from Latin America.
    Synonyms: cog rattle, noisemaker, ratchet

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مِطْرَقَة (miṭraqa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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matraca f (plural matraques)

  1. matraca (type of rattle formerly used to replace bells during Holy Week)

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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matraca

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq, stick, hammer). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tra‧ca

Noun

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matraca f (plural matracas)

  1. (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
  2. (informal) chatterbox (one who chats or talks to excess)
  3. (informal) mouth

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈtɾaka/ [maˈt̪ɾa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ma‧tra‧ca

Noun

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matraca f (plural matracas)

  1. (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
  2. (colloquial) a pestering, plaguing
  3. (Rioplatense, colloquial) penis
  4. a wren of the genus Campylorhynchus

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