: a rattle usually made from a gourd that is used as a percussion instrument
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On The Road, Alice smashing the song on piano (while Lilia smashes it on… maracas?) proves enough to vanquish the extremely Buffy-looking demon that appears at the top of the studio amid bursts of flame.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
The table itself was a visual feast, with colorful décor including mini piñata name tags and maracas strewn across the center.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 6 May 2024
The play gym features three stages of learning (for lying down, tummy time, and sitting up), five repositionable toys, two maracas, and a machine-washable mat (which adults will appreciate).
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Available are 90 guitars, 62 keyboards, 24 bass guitars, 15 maracas, five ukeleles, two tambourines, and a couple of cowbells.
—Evens Sanon and Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023
Naert, a physicist at ENS Lyon in France, and his team have a unique take: Their contraption consists of a soundproofed glass container placed on a vibrating platform that shakes some 300 steel beads inside it like a quiet maraca.
—Sophia Chen, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022
Lili includes four noisy spinners, two gears, a maraca in her tail, a five-bar xylophone on her back, a set of notches for a washboard sound, two clacking saddle blankets and two mallets that store in her head.
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022
Step 2 Fold the chain into the plastic jar, add degreaser or mineral spirits to cover, tighten the lid, and then shake it like a maraca for two minutes.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2020
The styrofoam-like innards slid out of my maraca and onto the floor, and the dog ate some.
—Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
The table itself was a visual feast, with colorful décor including mini piñata name tags and maracas strewn across the center.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 6 May 2024
The play gym features three stages of learning (for lying down, tummy time, and sitting up), five repositionable toys, two maracas, and a machine-washable mat (which adults will appreciate).
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Available are 90 guitars, 62 keyboards, 24 bass guitars, 15 maracas, five ukeleles, two tambourines, and a couple of cowbells.
—Evens Sanon and Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023
Naert, a physicist at ENS Lyon in France, and his team have a unique take: Their contraption consists of a soundproofed glass container placed on a vibrating platform that shakes some 300 steel beads inside it like a quiet maraca.
—Sophia Chen, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022
Lili includes four noisy spinners, two gears, a maraca in her tail, a five-bar xylophone on her back, a set of notches for a washboard sound, two clacking saddle blankets and two mallets that store in her head.
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022
Step 2 Fold the chain into the plastic jar, add degreaser or mineral spirits to cover, tighten the lid, and then shake it like a maraca for two minutes.
—Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2020
The styrofoam-like innards slid out of my maraca and onto the floor, and the dog ate some.
—Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
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“Maraca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maraca. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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