castanet
A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or…A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.
» These are castanets.
Значення
значень: 1(у множині)A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.
Kastagnette, Kastagnetten
кастанье́таkastanʹjéta, кастанье́тыkastanʹjéty
Приклади
речень: 3These are castanets.
The castanets are a percussion instrument.
Who invented the castanets?
ruКто изобрёл кастаньеты? — marafon
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Spanish castañeta, diminutive form of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient GreeFrom Spanish castañeta, diminutive form of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia, “chestnut”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin. Related to the chest in chestnut, formerly chesten.
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