a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain

両端をふたをした空洞のサボテンの枝で作られ、小石を入れた打楽器。傾けると雨が降る音がする。チリで発祥し、雨をもたらす儀式に用いられた。