Maraca Definition

mə-räkə
maracas
noun
A percussion instrument, played usually in pairs, consisting of a dried gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle with dried seeds or loose pebbles in it, that is shaken.
Webster's New World
(slang, in the plural) Breasts.
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Other Word Forms of Maraca

Noun

Singular:
maraca
Plural:
maracas

Origin of Maraca

  • From Portuguese, derived from Old Tupi maráka or Guaraní mbaraka.

    From Wiktionary

  • Portuguese maracá probably from Tupí

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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