maraca
Meanings
Plural: maracas
Noun
- a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
- A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- breasts
Origin / Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese maraca, derived from Old Tupi maraká or Guaraní mbaraká (“rattle”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
maraca is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmaraca is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
maraca is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
maraca is a valid Words With Friends word