matraka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matraca, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق‎ (maṭraq).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧tra‧ka

IPA^(key): /matˈɾaka/, [mɐtˈɾa.xɐ]

Noun

matraka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ)

matraca; wooden rattle used during Lent
Synonyms: palakpak, pamalakpak, balakatak, balagatak, pakanlog, palango

Further reading

“matraka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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