Etymology

maracatu

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Today it means: A Brazilian performance genre from Pernambuco involving parades and music. Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese maracatu
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  1. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed frommaracatu
  2. English todaymaracatu

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese maracatu, from Old Tupi maraká (“rattle, maraca”) + katu (“good”).

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