matraca
See also: matrača
English edit
Etymology edit
Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.
Noun edit
matraca (plural matracas)
- A type of wooden rattle from Latin America.
- Synonyms: cog rattle, noisemaker, ratchet
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مِطْرَقَة (miṭraqa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matraca f (plural matraques)
Further reading edit
- “matraca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq, “stick, hammer”). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: ma‧tra‧ca
Noun edit
matraca f (plural matracas)
- (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
- (informal) chatterbox (one who chats or talks to excess)
- (informal) mouth
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matraca f (plural matracas)
- (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
- (colloquial) a pestering, plaguing
- (Rioplatense, colloquial) penis
- a wren of the genus Campylorhynchus
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “matraca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014