Maraca

See also: maraca

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní [Term?] or Old Tupi [Term?].

Noun

Maraca f (genitive Maraca, plural Maracas)

1. (music) maraca (Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles and often played in pairs)

Declension

Declension of Maraca [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Maraca	die	Maracas
genitive	einer	der	Maraca	der	Maracas
dative	einer	der	Maraca	den	Maracas
accusative	eine	die	Maraca	die	Maracas

Further reading

• “Maraca” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Maraca” in Duden online