English Explanatory Dictionary

gragger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɑːɡəɹ/

Word forms

gragger graggers grager gregger grogger

Etymology

From Yiddish גראַגער (grager).

Synonyms

ra'ashan
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