maraca
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See also: Maraca
English
Etymology
From Portuguese, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Guaraní mbaraka.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /məˈɹæ.kə/
- (US) IPA(key): /məˈɹɑ.kə/
Audio (General Australian): (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
Synonyms
- (breast): See Thesaurus: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
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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
Borrowed from Old Tupi maráka[1] or Guaraní mbaraka.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca
Noun
maraca f (plural maracas)
References
- ^ “maraca”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Guaraní mbaracá.
Pronunciation
Noun
maraca f (plural maracas)
- a maraca, percussion instrument
- (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a whore
- (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a gay
Related terms
Further reading
- “maraca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10