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cencerro

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cencerro, from Basque zinzerri (animal bell).

Noun

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cencerro (plural cencerros)

  1. A cowbell.
    • 2015 August 6, Phil Harrison, “Thursday’s best TV”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Even so, the score calls for Thai gongs, African balaphone and Caribbean cencerros, among others.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque zintzarri (animal bell).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cencerro m (plural cencerros)

  1. cowbell
    Coordinate term: esquila

Derived terms

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