concertina

(kän′sər tē′nə)

noun

a musical instrument similar to an accordion but smaller and with buttons instead of a keyboard

Origin: concert + -ina: coined (1829) by Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75), Eng physicist

See concertina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small hexagonal accordion with bellows and with buttons for keys.

Origin:

Origin: concert

Origin: + Italian -ina, feminine diminutive suff.

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