headphone

English

Etymology

head +‎ phone

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhedfəʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhedfoʊn/

Noun

headphone ‎(plural headphones)

1. A listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs

   She handed me one headphone so I could listen too.

Usage notes

Also used as a noun modifier: e.g. headphone plug, headphone socket.

Translations

listening device

• Armenian: ականջակալ (hy) ‎(akanǰakal)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耳機 (zh), 耳机 (zh) ‎(ěrjī), 耳筒 ‎(ěrtǒng)

• Dutch: hoofdtelefoon (nl) m, koptelefoon (nl) m
• Esperanto: kapaŭskultilo
• Finnish: kuulokkeet pl
• French: écouteur (fr) m
• German: Kopfhörer (de) m
• Greek: ακουστικό (el) n ‎(akoustikó), ακουστικά (el) n pl ‎(akoustiká)

• Hungarian: fejhallgató (hu)
• Japanese: ヘッドフォン ‎(heddofon), ヘッドホン ‎(heddohon)
• Korean: 헤드폰 ‎(hedeupon)
• Portuguese: fone de cabeça m
• Russian: нау́шники (ru) m pl ‎(naúšniki)
• Scottish Gaelic: fòn-cluaise m
• Spanish: auricular (es), audífono m
• Thai: หูฟัง ‎(hŏo fang)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can