Where does “matraca” come from?
matraca (English) comes from Spanish matraca, from Arabic مَطْرَق — stick, hammer.
matraca (English): A type of wooden rattle from Latin America
Definitions
- A type of wooden rattle from Latin America
Ancestry of “matraca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | matraca | ratchet, wooden rattle; a pestering, plaguing |
| 2 | Arabic | مَطْرَق | stick, hammer |