English Explanatory Dictionary

maracatu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Brazilian performance genre from Pernambuco involving parades and music.

Word forms

maracatu

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese maracatu, from Old Tupi maraká (“rattle, maraca”) + katu (“good”).

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