chocalho
noun
cho·ca·lho
shüˈkal(ˌ)yü
variants or less commonly chucalho
plural -s
: 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
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese, cowbell, rattle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cloccaculum, from Medieval Latin clocca bell