Matraca

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of wooden rattle from Latin America.

Synonyms

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cog rattlenoisemakerratchet

Etymology

From Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

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latin america

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