maraca
See also: Maraca
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese, derived from Old Tupi maráka[1] or Guaraní mbaraka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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 edit
- ^ “maraca”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maraca f (plural maraques)
Danish edit
Noun edit
maraca c (singular definite maracaen, plural indefinite maracaer)
Declension edit
Declension of maraca
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | maraca | maracaen | maracaer | maracaerne |
genitive | maracas | maracaens | maracaers | maracaernes |
References edit
- “maraca” in Den Danske Ordbog
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Tupi maráka[1] or Guaraní mbaraka.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca
Noun edit
maraca f (plural maracas)
References edit
- ^ “maraca”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Guaraní mbaracá.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maraca f (plural maracas)
- a maraca, percussion instrument
- (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a whore
- (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a gay
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “maraca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014