matraka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /matˈɾaka/ [mɐtˈɾaː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ma‧tra‧ka

Noun

matraka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ)

1. matraca; wooden rattle used during Lent

   Synonyms: palakpak, pamalakpak, balakatak, balagatak, pakanlog, palango

Further reading

• “matraka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018