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chocalho
noun
cho·ca·lho
\shüˈkal(ˌ)yü\
variants: less commonly
chucalho
Definition of chocalho
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: 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
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Origin and Etymology of chocalho
Portuguese, cowbell, rattle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cloccaculum, from Medieval Latin clocca bell
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