sanfona

Meaning

1. (feminine) hurdy-gurdy (medieval instrument with a wheel that vibrates its strings)
2. (Brazil, feminine) concertina (musical instrument with free reeds, with bellows and hexagonal box, equipped with two button keyboards)
3. (Brazil, feminine) accordion (instrument with free reeds that vibrate due to the action of a bellows)
4. (feminine, figuratively) bellows (any flexible container)
5. (feminine, figuratively) poorly played instrument
6. (feminine, figuratively) verbiage; repetition of arguments
7. (feminine) blacksmith tool

Concepts

accordion

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piano accordion

squeeze box

hurdy-gurdy

fanfold paper

hurdy gurdy

melodeon

redpoll

squeezebox

zig-zag fold paper

grind organ

hand organ

street organ

accordion fold paper

z-fold paper

barrel organ

bellows

concertina

Synonyms

acordeão

🪗

gaita

harmônica

concertina

cordeona

fole

realejo

Translations

acordeón

🪗

accordéon

🪗

accordeon

🪗

fisarmonica

🪗

Akkordeon

🪗

akordiyon

🪗

Ziehharmonika

acordió

🪗

ακορντεόν

trekharmonika

vielle à roue

organetto

harmonica

acordeon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɐ̃ˈfõ.nɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: symphōnia

In summary

Inherited from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sinfonia, a borrowing.