harmonica

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.
2. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
3. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.

Concepten

mondharmonika

harmonika

mondharmonica

accordeon

🪗

trekharmonika

harp

mondharp

arp

Synoniemen

mouth organ

mouth harp

harp

accordion

🪗

concertina

glass harmonica

horn

whistle

mouth-organ

balloon

🎈

mouth-organ

wind instrument

armonica

Jew's harp

Vertalingen

harmonica

Mundharmonika

gaita

armónica

armonica

armonica a bocca

φυσαρμόνικα

harmònica

harmónica

Glasharmonika

Harmonika

harmônica

armonika

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌhɑɹˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/

Etymologie (Engels)

From 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.