What does the word maraca mean?
: a rattle usually made from a gourd that is used as a percussion instrument.
How do you spell maracas instrument?
Maracas (from Guaraní mbaracás), also known as tamaracas, were rattles of divination, an oracle of the Brazilian Tupinamba Indians, found also with other Indian tribes, such as the Guarani, Orinoco and in Florida.
