castanet

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A pair of ivory castanets displayed in a museum.
A pair of black castanets being played.

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From Spanish castañeta, diminutive form of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia, chestnut), possibly of Pre-Greek origin. Related to the chest in chestnut, formerly chesten.

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castanet (plural castanets)

  1. (music, chiefly in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

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