English
maraca
Maraca comes from Brazilian Portuguese maraca.
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernmaraca
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
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- Brazilian Portuguesemodernmaraca
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
Earliest quotation: 2022, Helen Leigh, Defiant Jazz: “Helly, please approach the MDE cart. You may choose…”
Every English word from Brazilian Portuguese maraca
Today it means
noun A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Brazilian Portuguese maraca / maraca