noun · Music

maracas

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The meaning (definition) of the word maracas

a pair of round shakers you rattle to make music

The word maracas used in a sentence

We shook the maracas and made cheerful music together.

Words that mean the same as maracas (synonyms)

shakersrattles

How the word maracas is said around the world

Frenchmaracas (mahrahkah)
Spanishmaracas (mahrahkahs)
Mandarin沙锤 (shā chuí)
Hindiमाराकास (mahrahkahs)
Arabicالماراكاس (ahlmahrahkahs)
Russianмаракасы (marakasy)
Portuguese (EU)maracás (muhruhkahsh)
Portuguese (BR)maracás (mahrahkahs)
Japaneseマラカス (marakasu)
GermanMaracas (mahrahkahs)
Urduماراکاس (mahrahkahs)
Punjabiਮਾਰਾਕਸ (mahrahkuhs)
Korean마라카스 (marakaseu)
Hebrewמראקות (mrkoht)
Greekμαράκες (marakes)
Dutchmaracas (mahrahkahs)
Tagalogmga maracas (mgah mahrahchahs)
Vietnamesenhạc cụ maracas (nyahky koo mahrahkuhz)
Turkishmarakaslar (mahrahkahslahr)
Persianماراکاس (mahrahkahs)
Polishmarakasy (mahrahkahsi)
Ukrainianмаракаси (marakasy)
Bengaliমারাকাস (mahrahkahsh)
Swedishmaracas (mahrahkahs)
Italianmaracas (mahrahkahs)

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