tchatcha

tchatcha

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

  • (tree) tyatya

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. The dried seeds of the lebbek are used to make maracas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃatʃa/

Noun

tchatcha

  1. maraca
  2. lebbek

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 188
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