castanets
castanets
Definition
cas·ta·nets (kas′tə nets′)
a pair of small, hollowed pieces of hard wood, ivory, etc., held in the hand by a connecting cord and clicked together with the fingers to beat time to music, esp. in Spanish dances
Etymology: Fr castagnette (sing.) < Sp castañeta, dim. of castaña < L castanea, chestnut: so named from the shape
castanets
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- play: Now where's that woman who played the castanets?
Browse dictionary entries near castanets
- Castalia
- cast steel
- cast out
- cast off
- cast iron
- cast down
- cast away
- cast aside
- cast
- cassowary
- castaway
- caste
- Castellón
- castellan
- castellany
- castellated
- caster
- castigate
- Castiglione
- Castile
