Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shak-shak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: shak-shak
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several kinds of traditional shakers or rattles found throughout the Caribbean.

Inflected Forms

shak-shaks (plural)

Synonyms

maraca chak-chak shack-shack chac-chac xaque-xaque chacha

Questions

What does shak-shak mean?: Any of several kinds of traditional shakers or rattles found throughout the Caribbean.

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