"maraca" meaning in English

See maraca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /məˈɹæ.kə/ [UK, US], /məˈɹɑ.kə/ [US] Audio: En-au-maraca.ogg Forms: maracas [plural]
Rhymes: -ækə Etymology: From Portuguese, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Guaraní mbaraka. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{uder|en|tpw|maraká}} Old Tupi maraká, {{uder|en|gn|mbaraka}} Guaraní mbaraka Head templates: {{en-noun}} maraca (plural maracas)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments 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): maraca [feminine] (Catalan), rumba koule (Czech), marakassi (Finnish), maraca [feminine] (Galician), tchatcha (Haitian Creole), maraca [masculine] (Irish), maraca [feminine] (Italian), maraca [feminine] (Portuguese), маракас (marakas) (Russian), maraca [feminine] (Spanish), maracas [plural] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-maraca-en-noun-qjdgJyK~ Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 29 15 1 23 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 20 0 22 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 98 2 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument': 100 0
  2. (slang, in the plural) breasts Tags: in-plural, slang Synonyms (breast): breasts
    Sense id: en-maraca-en-noun-~1rn6NIG Disambiguation of 'breast': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maracaist

Inflected forms

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