Meaning

1 senses
  1. A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.

    Drehorgel, Leierkasten

    шарма́нкаšarmánka

    катери́нкаkaterýnka, шарма́нкаšarmánka

More definitions
  • a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel:
Русский
By meaning 1
pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel:

Forms

plural: barrel organs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs:grind organhand organ

Word family

2 related words

See also

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