maracatú

See also: maracatu

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese maracatu, from Old Tupi maraká (“rattle, maraca”) +‎ katu (“good”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾakaˈtu/ [ma.ɾa.kaˈt̪u]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ca‧tú

Noun

maracatú m (uncountable)

  1. maracatu (Brazilian performance genre)
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