matraka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matraca, from Andalusian Arabic, from dialectal Arabic مَطْرَق (maṭraq), variant of Arabic مِطْرَقَة (miṭraqa, “hammer”). Doublet of pataraka.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈtɾaka/ [mɐˈt̪ɾaː.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ma‧tra‧ka

Noun

matraka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ)

  1. matraca; wooden rattle used during Lent
    Synonyms: palakpak, pamalakpak, balakatak, balagatak, pakanlog, palango

Further reading

  • “matraka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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