# shack-shack

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A child's rattle, used in various Caribbean folk music traditions.
2. A seed pod of various trees, especially wild tamarind, woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck) and royal poinciana (Delonix regia).

## Etymology
Imitative of its sound.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shack-shack