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Stage 1 of 3
maraka
Tupi · pre-1500s
"a hollow rattle instrument"
named the hollow, seed-filled rattle used in ceremonies
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Stage 2 of 3
maracá
Portuguese · 1600s
"a rattle percussion instrument"
adopted by Portuguese colonists for the same percussion instrument
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Stage 3 of 3
maraca
English · 1650s
"a hand-held percussion rattle"
borrowed into English through accounts of South American music and culture
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