Castanets

Noun

 * 1) A percussion instrument (idiophone) consisting of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string, held in the hand and used to produce clicking sounds.

Adjectives for Castanets
clicking; distant; jittering; rhythmic; noisy.

Thesaurus
chime, chimes, clappers, crash cymbal, cymbals, finger cymbals, gamelan, glockenspiel, gong, handbells, idiophone, lyra, maraca, marimba, metallophone, orchestral bells, percussion, percussion instrument, percussions, percussive, rattle, rattlebones, sizzler, snappers, tam-tam, tintinnabula, tonitruone, triangle, tubular bells, vibes, vibraphone, xylophone, battery, bells, bones, celesta,

Pronunciation

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Translations

 * Czech: kastaněty
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Kastagnetten
 * Japanese:


 * Polish: kastaniety
 * Portuguese: castanhola
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: castañuelas