headphones

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Etymology

head + phone

Noun

Wikipedia

headphones pl.

1. A pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

Synonyms

• (speakers worn over the ears): earphones, headset
• (slang) can

Translations

pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound

Catalan: auriculars (ca) m. pl. Chinese: 耳机 Czech: sluchátka (cs) f. pl. Danish: hovedtelefoner (da) Dutch: hoofdtelefoon (nl) Finnish: kuulokkeet (fi) French: casque (fr) m., écouteurs (fr) m. German: kopfhörer Hebrew: אוזניות (he) Hungarian: fejhallgató (hu)

Italian: cuffie (it) f. Japanese: ヘッドフォン (ja) (heddo-fon) Macedonian: слушалки (mk) (slúšalki) pl. Malay: fon kepala (ms) Norwegian: hodetelefoner (no) m. Polish: słuchawki (pl) Portuguese: fone de ouvido Russian: наушники Spanish: auriculares (es) m. pl., audífonos (es) m. pl. Welsh: clustffonau (cy)