gragger

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gragger

/ˈɡɹɑːɡəɹ/

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From Yiddish גראַגער (grager).

noun graggers · grager · gregger · grogger

A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.
Similar: ra'ashan

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עברית	רַעֲשָׁן ra'shán

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@misc{gragger_2026,
  title = {gragger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gragger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}