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Meaning of MARACA

Pronunciation:  mu'râku

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 Definition: [n]  a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
 
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 Synonyms: bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals
 
 See Also: percussion instrument, percussive instrument

 

 

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Maraca
New poems here join work selected from the previous collections of Cruz, an innovative Puerto Rican-born poet who helped popularize the use of Spanglish in verse. This volume was shortlisted for the 2002 Griffin Poetry Prize.

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 Related Terms: battery, bells, bones, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, clappers, crash cymbal, cymbals, finger cymbals, gamelan, glockenspiel, gong, handbells, idiophone, lyra, marimba, metallophone, orchestral bells, percussion, percussion instrument, percussions, percussive, rattle, rattlebones, sizzler, snappers, tam-tam, tintinnabula, tonitruone, triangle, tubular bells, vibes, vibraphone, xylophone
 

 

 

 

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