maraca

== English == === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese maraca, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Paraguayan Guarani mbaraka (“rattle”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US, General Australian) IPA(key): /məˈɹæ.kə/ (US) IPA(key): /məˈɹɑ.kə/ Rhymes: -ækə, -ɑːkə Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca === Noun === maraca (plural maracas) (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. (slang, in the plural) Breasts. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:breasts ==== Derived terms ==== maracaist ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Camara == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish maraca, from Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [məˈɾa.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [maˈɾa.ka] Rhymes: -aka Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca === Noun === maraca f (plural maraques) (music) maraca == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese maraca, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑˈʁɑka/, [mɑ̈ˈʁ̞ɑ̈kʰæ] === Noun === maraca c (singular definite maracaen, plural indefinite maracaer) (music) maraca ==== Declension ==== === References === “maraca” in Den Danske Ordbog == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish maraca, derived from Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈra.ka/ Rhymes: -aka Hyphenation: ma‧rà‧ca === Noun === maraca f (plural maracas or maraca) (music) maraca == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === maracá m === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi maraká or Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -akɐ Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca === Noun === maraca f (plural maracas) (music) maraca === Further reading === “maraca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “maraca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani mbaraká (“rattle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈɾaka/ [maˈɾa.ka] Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ca === Noun === maraca f (plural maracas) (music) a maraca (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a whore (Chile, Argentina, derogatory) a gay man ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “maraca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === cámara