kastanet

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English castanet, from Spanish castañetas, plural of castañeta. Doublet of kastanyetas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkastanet/ [ˌkaːs.tɐˈnɛt]
• Rhymes: -astanet
• Syllabification: kas‧ta‧net

Noun

kástanét (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜆ᜔) (music)

1. castanet

   Synonyms: kastanyetas, kastanwelas, pakalkak, pangalakatak, patunog sa kamay

Further reading

• “kastanet”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018