hurdy-gurdy (redirected from hurdy-gurdies)

hur·dy-gur·dy  (hûrd-gûrd, hûrd-gûrd)

n. pl. hur·dy-gur·dies

1. A medieval stringed instrument played by turning a rosined wheel with a crank and depressing keys connected to tangents on the strings.

2. Any instrument, such as a barrel organ, played by turning a crank.

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[Imitative.]

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hurdy-gurdy [ˈhɜːdɪˈgɜːdɪ]

n pl -dies

1. (Music / Instruments) any mechanical musical instrument, such as a barrel organ

2. (Music / Instruments) a medieval instrument shaped like a viol in which a rosined wheel rotated by a handle sounds the strings

[rhyming compound, probably of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hurdy-gurdy - a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, street organ musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

Translations

hurdy-gurdy [ˈhɜːdɪˌgɜːdɪ] N → organillo m

hurdy-gurdy

n → Leierkasten m, → Drehorgel f