maraca
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/məˈɹæ.kə/(UK)
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/məˈɹæ.kə/(UK) · /məˈɹɑ.kə/(US)
Definition of maraca
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
“Helly, please approach the MDE cart. You may choose one genre and one accessory… the maraca. Excellent choice.”
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noun
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A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
“Helly, please approach the MDE cart. You may choose one genre and one accessory… the maraca. Excellent choice.”
- (in-plural, slang)Breasts.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese maraca, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Paraguayan Guarani mbaraka (“rattle”).
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