castanet
English
/ˌkæs.tə.ˈnɛt/
noun
Definitions
- (musical instruments) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by string.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian castañeta (diminutive form of castaa) derived from Latin castanea (chestnut, chestnut tree, chestnut-tree) derived from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (chestnut).
Origin
Ancient Greek
καστάνεια
Gloss
chestnut
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
栗
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- castalagin English
- castanetist English
- castanea Latin
- castanealis Latin
- castanearius Latin
- castaneolus Latin
- castānea Latin
- castagna Italian
- castagnette French
- кастаньета Russian
- каштан Russian
- castaña Spanish, Castilian
- castañas Spanish, Castilian
- castañeta Spanish, Castilian
- castañetear Spanish, Castilian
- καστάνεια Ancient Greek
- καστάνεια, κάστανα Ancient Greek
- κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ Ancient Greek
- ċisten Old English
- castanetum Old Norse
- chastaigne Old French
- castanya Catalan, Valencian
- kastanía Icelandic
- castanwydd Welsh
- kestina Old High German
- castán Old Irish
- Käscht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- gështenjë Albanian
- castanna Old Portuguese
- cãstãnji Aromanian
- Chestene Alemannic German
- kostanj Slovene
- castaña Asturian
- cjastine Friulian
- castanna Old Spanish
- kistin Breton
- kesten Cornish