shack-shack
English
Etymology
Imitative of its sound.
Noun
shack-shack (plural shack-shacks)
- (music, Caribbean) A child's rattle, used in various Caribbean folk music traditions.
- The seed pod of various trees, especially the wild tamarind, woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck) and flamboyant tree (Delonix regia).
Usage notes
The spellings shak-shak or chac-chac may be more common in reference to the musical instrument. The seed pod may be called shack-shack in reference to the sound being like that created by the rattle.
Synonyms
- shak-shak