A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MARACA

Sun, 28 Apr '24
Percussive shaker
Wed, 3 Jan '24
Musical instrument also called a chac-chac
Thu, 14 Jul '22
One of a percussive pair
Thu, 7 Oct '21
Harmless rattler
Mon, 8 Mar '21
Percussion item that's shaken