harmonica
A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each…A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.
» Tom always has his harmonica with him.
У Тома завжди з собою його губна гармоніка.
Meaning
3 sensesA musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.
Mundharmonika
губна́я гармо́никаgubnája garmónika, губна́я гармо́шкаgubnája garmóška
губна́ гармо́нікаhubná harmónika
a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
Glasharmonika
A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
Examples
68 sentencesTom always has his harmonica with him.
У Тома завжди з собою його губна гармоніка.
Tom carries a harmonica with him all the time.
Том завжди має при собі губну гармоніку.
Tom carries a harmonica with him at all times.
Том завжди має при собі губну гармоніку.
Tom plays the harmonica by ear.
Tom is a good harmonica player.
Translations
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Origin
From armonica. Coined by American polymath and statesman Benjamin Franklin to refer to hisFrom armonica. Coined by American polymath and statesman Benjamin Franklin to refer to his glass harmonica, an instrument that predated the small wind instrument by several decades. Doublet of harmonic; compare Latin harmonicus.
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Forms
plural: harmonicas| Singular | harmonica |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole:mouth organharpmouth harp