different between matraca vs maraca

English

Etymology

Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic ???????? (ma?raq). See Aramaic ?????? (m?rq?) for more.

Noun

matraca (plural matracas)

1. A type of wooden rattle from Latin America.

   Synonyms: cog rattle, noisemaker, ratchet

Portuguese

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic ???????? (ma?raq, “stick, hammer”). See Aramaic ?????? (m?rq?) for more.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aka

Noun

matraca f (plural matracas)

1. (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
2. (informal) chatterbox (one who chats or talks to excess)
3. (informal) mouth

Derived terms

• matraquilhos

Spanish

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic ???????? (ma?raq). See Aramaic ?????? (m?rq?) for more.

Noun

matraca f (plural matracas)

1. (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
2. (colloquial) a pestering, plaguing

Related terms

• matracalada
• matraquear
• matraqueo
• matraquista

English

Etymology

From Portuguese, derived from Old Tupi maráka or Guaraní mbaraka.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /m???æ.k?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m????.k?/
• Rhymes: -æk?

Noun

maraca (plural maracas)

1. (music) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
2. (slang, in the plural) breasts

Derived terms

• maracaist

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Camara

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maraca.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /m???a.k?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ma??a.ka/

Noun

maraca f (plural maraques)

1. maraca

Danish

Noun

maraca c (singular definite maracaen, plural indefinite maracaer)

1. maraca

Declension

References

• “maraca” in Den Danske Ordbog

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi maráka or Guaraní mbaraka

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma??a.k?/
• Hyphenation: ma?ra?ca

Noun

maraca f (plural maracas)

1. A maraca, percussion instrument

Spanish

Etymology

From Guaraní mbaracá.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma?ra?ca

Noun

maraca f (plural maracas)

1. a maraca, percussion instrument
2. (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a whore
3. (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a gay

Related terms

• maraco

Further reading

• “maraca” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Anagrams

• cámara