matraca

See also: matrača

English

Etymology

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

Noun

matraca (plural matracas)

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

Portuguese

matraca

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْرَق‎ (maṭraq, “stick, hammer”). See Aramaic מטרקא‎ (mṭrqʾ) for more.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtɾa.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtɾa.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈtɾa.kɐ/

Rhymes: -akɐ
Hyphenation: ma‧tra‧ca

Noun

matraca f (plural matracas)

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

Derived terms

matraquilhos

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈtɾaka/ [maˈt̪ɾa.ka]
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: ma‧tra‧ca

Noun

matraca f (plural matracas)

(music) ratchet, wooden rattle
(colloquial) a pestering, plaguing

Derived terms

matracalada
matraco
matraquear
matraquista

Further reading

“matraca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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