maraca

Syllables: ma·ra·caUK/məˈɹæ.kə/US/məˈɹɑ.kə/

maraca noun: a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.

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Noun

maraca (plural maracas)

A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- Helly, please approach the MDE cart. You may choose one genre and one accessory… the maraca. Excellent choice.2022 March 25, Helen Leigh, “Defiant Jazz”, in Severance, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman)
(in plural, slang) Breasts.

Synonyms:

assets, babylons, balloons, baps, badonkers, bangers, bazongas, bazookas, bazoombas, bazooms

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Forms of maraca

plural	maracas

Origin of maraca

From Brazilian Portuguese maraca, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Paraguayan Guarani mbaraka (“rattle”).

Words formed from maraca

maracaist

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Questions about maraca

What does maraca mean?: Maraca means a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
What part of speech is maraca?: Maraca is a noun.
How do you pronounce maraca?: Maraca is pronounced /məˈɹæ.kə/ (UK).
What is the plural of maraca?: The plural of maraca is maracas.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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