castañeta

Spanish

Etymology

From castaña (“chestnut”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kastaˈɲeta/, [kast̪aˈɲet̪a]

Noun

castañeta f (plural castañetas)

castanet
click; clicking; snap; snapping (of the finger)

Derived terms

castañetear

Further reading

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

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