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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A child's rattle, used in various Caribbean folk music traditions. Caribbean
2. 2
   A seed pod of various trees, especially wild tamarind, woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck) and royal poinciana (Delonix regia).

Synonyms

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shak-shak

Etymology

Imitative of its sound.

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