Maraca
/məˈɹɑ.kə/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs wordnet
- 3 Breasts. in-plural, slang
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Helly, please approach the MDE cart. You may choose one genre and one accessory… the maraca. Excellent choice."
Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese maraca, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Paraguayan Guarani mbaraka (“rattle”).