Meaning & use
maraca
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A percussion instrument made from a hollow gourd or shell filled with seeds or beads, shaken to create a rattling sound.
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The band's percussionist shook a pair of maracas to keep the rhythm.
Children in the music class made their own maracas out of plastic bottles.
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Maracas are traditionally associated with Latin American music and are almost always used and referred to in pairs.
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