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castanets

castanets

Pairs of concave clappers clicked together in the hand to produce rhythmic sounds.

All languages

English
castanets
Norwegian
kastanjetter
Japanese
カスタネット — かすたねっと — kasutanetto
Korean
캐스터네츠 — kaeseuteonecheu
Spanish
castañuelas
French
castagnettes
German
Kastagnetten

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