diapasón

See also: diapason

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diapāsōn, from Ancient Greek διαπᾱσῶν (diapāsôn), from Ancient Greek διὰ πᾱσῶν (χορδῶν) (dià pāsôn (khordôn), literally “through all (notes)”).

Noun

diapasón m (plural diapasones)

1. diapason
2. tuning fork
3. (music) fingerboard

Further reading

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