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maraca

/məˈɹæ.kə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
  2. (in the plural) breasts

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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