cabasa
noun
ca·ba·sa
kəˈbäsə
plural -s
: a percussion instrument made of a hollow gourd enclosed in a net of threaded beads for use in a Cuban band
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Portuguese cabaça, literally, gourd, from Old Portuguese calabazo; akin to Spanish calabaza gourd, Catalan carbassa
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above