shack-shack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A child's rattle, used in various Caribbean folk music traditions.
  2. A seed pod of various trees, especially wild tamarind, woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck) and royal poinciana (Delonix regia).

Word forms

shack-shack shack-shacks

Etymology

Imitative of its sound.

Synonyms

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