chocalho

noun

cho·​ca·​lho

shüˈkal(ˌ)yü

variants or less commonly chucalho

plural -s

: a Brazilian rattle commonly consisting of a gourd with its dried seeds inside or a metal sphere with pellets and used as a rhythm instrument

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, cowbell, rattle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cloccaculum, from Medieval Latin clocca bell

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