Etymology
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Borrowed from Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /matˈɾaka/, [mɐtˈɾa.xɐ]
- Hyphenation: ma‧tra‧ka
matraka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ)
- matraca; wooden rattle used during Lent
- Synonyms: palakpak, pamalakpak, balakatak, balagatak, pakanlog, palango
Further reading
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- “matraka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
