transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkas-tə-ˈnet ]
noun
Etymology: Spanish castañeta, from castaña chestnut, from Latin castanea — more at chestnut
Date: circa 1647
: a percussion instrument used especially by dancers that consists of two small shells of hard wood, ivory, or plastic usually fastened to the thumb and clicked together by the other fingers — usually used in plural
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castanets
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