matraca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of wooden rattle from Latin America.

Word forms

matraca matracas

Etymology

From Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Synonyms

cog rattle noisemaker ratchet
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