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maraca

Definition

  • noun: a musical instrument with a handle and a round hollow top that is filled with beads, beans, etc., and is shaken to make noise
  • noun: a rattle usually made from a gourd that is used as a percussion instrument
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: battery, bells, bones

Examples

  • play the 'maracas'

Movie quotes

  • (..) Get him! It's over. Raise your hands... or we'II fire. Hit it! They caII me Cuban Pete I'm the king of the rumba beat When I pIay the maracas I go chick-chicky boom Yes, I'm Cuban Pete I'm the craze of my street When I start to dance everything goes Chick-chicky boom, chick-chicky boom (..)
    1994 The Mask