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gragger

/ˈɡɹɑːɡəɹ/

gragger noun: a type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.

Noun

gragger (plural graggers)

  1. A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.
    Synonyms:
    ra'ashan

Synonyms of gragger

  • ra'ashan

Forms of gragger

pluralgraggers
alternative formgrager
alternative formgregger
alternative formgrogger

Origin of gragger

From Yiddish גראַגער (grager).

Questions about gragger

What does gragger mean?
Gragger means a type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.
What part of speech is gragger?
Gragger is a noun.
How do you pronounce gragger?
Gragger is pronounced /ˈɡɹɑːɡəɹ/.
What is the plural of gragger?
The plural of gragger is graggers.

Words near gragger in the dictionary

  1. grafts the forked tree
  2. graftwood
  3. Grage
  4. Grages
  5. Gragg
  6. gragger
  7. graggers
  8. Graggs
  9. Gragin
  10. grago
  11. graha

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