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maraca

[ muh-rah-kuh, -rak-uh ]

noun

  1. a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.


maraca

/ ³¾É™Ëˆ°ùæ°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. a percussion instrument, usually one of a pair, consisting of a gourd or plastic shell filled with dried seeds, pebbles, etc. It is used chiefly in Latin American music
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maraca1

1815–25; < Portuguese < Tupi ³¾²¹°ùá°ì²¹
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maraca1

C20: Brazilian Portuguese, from Tupi
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Boys in bright shirts play pan pipes, while girls wearing molas shake maracas.

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Whether it's tapping a keyboard, playing the recorder or mastering the maracas, lots of us have probably had similar experiences of music lessons in school.

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The maker of maracas, hammocks and ceramics does not see his vote as automatically transferable.

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The orchestration calls for many instruments not typically heard in opera, including two guitars, high cowbells, chimes, maracas, gongs known as temple bowls and a synthesizer that plays back a wide variety of recorded sound.

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Available are 90 guitars, 62 keyboards, 24 bass guitars, 15 maracas, five ukeleles, two tambourines and a couple of cowbells.

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