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| ma·ra·ca [ mə rkə ] (plural ma·ra·cas) |
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rattle used as percussion instrument: a percussion instrument consisting traditionally of a hollow gourd filled with small pebbles or beans. Maracas are usually shaken in pairs as an accompaniment to Latin American music.
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| [Early 17th century. Via Portuguese maracà< Tupi maráka] |
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