castanets

Meaning

A percussion instrument (idiophone) of Spanish origin, consisting of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string, held in the hand and used to produce clicking sounds; any hand-held percussion idiophone that can be played with the fingers, such as bones or spoons.

Synonyms

bones

clappers

finger cymbals

castanet

knacker

maraca

Translations

castagnettes

castañuelas

Kastagnetten

castanhola

castanyoles

castanyetes

καστανιέτα

castagnette

καστανιέτες

نقيرة

χειροκρόταλα

castagnetten

Schwengel

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Klöppel

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkæs.tə.ˈnɛts/