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Date: 2019-12-06 11:24 pm (UTC)Fun with etymology: According to this blog post en español, they were originally named after an Ethiopian emperor and called "tongues of Melenik." He was known for being verbally harsh, not unlike the stereotypical mother-in-law.
In Portuguese the noisemakers are called "mother-in-law tongues," which used to be the term in Spanish too. Why the shift, they're not sure, but probably "because it's funny." The blogger theorizes that they kill sleeping mothers-in-law via shock.