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matraca

matraca

See also: matrača

English

Noun

matraca (plural matracas)

  1. A type of wooden rattle from Latin America, ratchet, noisemaker, cog rattle.

Portuguese

matraca

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq, stick, hammer). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aka

Noun

matraca f (plural matracas)

  1. (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
  2. (informal) chatterbox (one who chats or talks to excess)
  3. (informal) mouth

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Noun

matraca f (plural matracas)

  1. (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
  2. (colloquial) a pestering, plaguing

Related terms

  • matracalada
  • matraquear
  • matraqueo
  • matraquista