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Record 1 2024-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
DEF

A Latin American percussion instrument made from a hollow gourd or gourd-shaped container filled with dried beans, etc., and played, usually in pairs, by being shaken.

OBS

maraca: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • maracas

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
DEF

Instrument à percussion d'origine sud-américaine consistant en une boule creuse munie d'un manche et remplie de petits corps durs, que l'on utilise généralement par paire en les agitant pour marquer le rythme.

OBS

maraca : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • maracas

Spanish

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