/ ˈhɑːpsɪkɔːd; NAmE ˈhɑːrpsɪkɔːrd/ noun
an early type of musical instrument similar to a piano, but with strings that are plucked (= pulled), not hit
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from obsolete French harpechorde , from late Latin harpa harp + chorda string (the insertion of the letter s being unexplained).