noun · rare

castanet

castanet · castanets

кастаньеты, кастаньета

Kastagnetten, Kastagnette

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.

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/ˌkæs.təˈnɛt/

» These are castanets.

Meaning

1 senses

(in the plural)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

Examples

3 sentences

These are castanets.
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The castanets are a percussion instrument.
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Who invented the castanets?
ruКто изобрёл кастаньеты?
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a single handheld percussion instrument:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a single handheld percussion instrument:

Origin

From Spanish castañeta, diminutive form of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Gree

From 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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