matraca

See also: matrača

English

Etymology

Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق‎ (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא‎ (mṭrqʾ) for more.

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
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