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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Portuguese
Origin: maraca (singular), from Tupi maraka

maracas

 noun
     
maracas
Related topics: Music
ma‧ra‧cas [plural]
APM a pair of hollow balls with handles, filled with small objects, that you shake and use as a musical instrument
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