A typical cowbell (sense 1)
A percussionist’s cowbell (sense 2)
Etymology
cow + bell
Noun
cowbell (plural cowbells)
- A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap.
- (music) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.
See also
Translations
bell worn by cows
- Dutch: koeienbel (nl) f, koebel (nl) f
- Finnish: lehmänkello (fi)
- German: Kuhglocke (de) f
- Icelandic: kúabjalla (is) f
- Irish: clog eallaigh (ga) m
- Macedonian: клопотарец (mk) (klopotárec) m, прапорец (mk) (práporec) m
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- Romanian: talangă (ro) f
- Russian: коровий колокольчик (ru) (koróvij kolokól’čik) m
- Slovene: kravji zvonec (sl) m
- Spanish: cencerro (es) m
- Swedish: koskälla (sv) c
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musical instrument
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- Japanese: カウベル (kauberu)
- Macedonian: клопотарец (mk) (klopotárec) m, прапорец (mk) (práporec) m
- Russian: колоколец (ru) (kolokólets) m, сенсерро (ru) (sensérro) n
- Slovene: kravji zvonec (sl) m
- Spanish: cencerro (es) m
- Ukrainian: тронка (uk) (tronka) f
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