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See also: matrača
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.
Noun[edit]
matraca (plural matracas)
- A type of wooden rattle from Latin America.
- Synonyms: cog rattle, noisemaker, ratchet
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic مِطْرَقَة (miṭraqa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
matraca f (plural matraques)
Further reading[edit]
- “matraca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq, “stick, hammer”). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: ma‧tra‧ca
Noun[edit]
matraca f (plural matracas)
- (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
- (informal) chatterbox (one who chats or talks to excess)
- (informal) mouth
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq). See Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ) for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
matraca f (plural matracas)
- (music) ratchet, wooden rattle
- (colloquial) a pestering, plaguing
- (Rioplatense, colloquial) penis
- a wren of the genus Campylorhynchus
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “matraca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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