Etymograph

English

gragger

Gragger comes from Yiddish גראַגער ‘noisemaker, rattle’.

  1. Yiddishmodernגראַגערgrager‘noisemaker, rattle’
  2. Englishtodaygragger

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Yiddishmodernגראַגערgrager‘noisemaker, rattle’
  2. Englishtodaygragger

Every English word from Yiddish גראַגער

Today it means

noun A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.

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Etymograph / Yiddish גראַגער / gragger

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