"maraca" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /maˈɾaka/, [maˈɾa.ka] Forms: maracas [plural]
Rhymes: -aka Etymology: Borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|gug:mbaraká<t:rattle>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "rattle", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Paraguayan Guarani", "term" : "mbaraká", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gug" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "maraca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="maraca"> Borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”). Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} maraca f (plural maracas)
  1. (music) a maraca Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-maraca-es-noun-Zuy3R252 Categories (other): Percussion instruments, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 64 27 8 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 59 32 8 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 63 29 7 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 78 18 5 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a whore Tags: Argentina, Chile, derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-maraca-es-noun-dvi1aFuf Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 0 100 0
  3. (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a gay man Tags: Argentina, Chile, derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-maraca-es-noun-rM3xGBx3 Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Male people Disambiguation of Male people: 10 8 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maraco

Inflected forms

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