кастаньета

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castañeta (diminutive form of castaña).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəstɐˈnʲjetə]
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Noun

кастанье́та • (kastanʹjéta) f inan (genitive кастанье́ты, nominative plural кастанье́ты, genitive plural кастанье́т)

  1. (music) castanet (a single handheld percussion instrument)
    • 1929, Gaito Gazdanov, Вечер у Клэр:
      Я увидел во сне Елизавету Михайловну, которая превратилась в испанку с трескучими кастаньетами.
      Ja uvidel vo sne Jelizavetu Mixajlovnu, kotoraja prevratilasʹ v ispanku s treskučimi kastanʹjetami.
      In the dream, I saw Elizaveta Mikhailovna, who became a Spanish woman with crakling castanets

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