martinete

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maɾtiˈnete/ [maɾ.t̪iˈne.t̪e]
(Castilian)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: mar‧ti‧ne‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French martinet.

Noun

martinete m (plural martinetes)

hammer (of a piano)
large forge hammer
a type of Flamenco chant

Etymology 2

A diminutive of martín.

Noun

martinete m (plural martinetes)

black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Derived terms

martinete común

Further reading

“martinete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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