"shak-shak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shak-shaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shak-shak (plural shak-shaks)
  1. (music, Caribbean) Any of several kinds of traditional shakers or rattles found throughout the Caribbean. Tags: Caribbean Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments Synonyms: maraca (english: a general synonym for rattles or shakers in general), chak-chak (english: Saint Lucia), shack-shack [rare], chac-chac (alt: Grenada) [Trinidad-and-Tobago], xaque-xaque [Brazil], chacha [Cuba]

Inflected forms

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