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cas·ta·net
(kăs′tə-nĕt′)n.
often castanets A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of slightly concave shells of ivory or hardwood, held in the palm of the hand by a connecting cord over the thumb and clapped together with the fingers.
[Spanish castañeta, from castaña, chestnut, from Latin castanea; see chestnut.]
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castanets
(ˌkæstəˈnɛts)pl n
(Instruments) curved pieces of hollow wood, usually held between the fingers and thumb and made to click together: used esp by Spanish dancers
[C17 castanet, from Spanish castañeta, diminutive of castaña chestnut]
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Noun | 1. | castanets - a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Translations
صَنّاجات
kastaněty
kastagnet
kasztanyetta
kastaníettur, fingrasmella
kastanjetės
kastaņetes
kastanety
İspanyol çalparasıkastanyet
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castanets
pl → Kastagnetten pl
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castanets
(kӕstəˈnets) noun plural two hollow pieces of ivory or hard wood struck together as a rhythm for (especially Spanish) dances.
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