nacchera

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnak.ke.ra/
• Rhymes: -akkera
• Hyphenation: nàc‧che‧ra

Etymology 1

From Late Latin nacchara, perhaps from Arabic نَقَّارَة‎ (naqqāra).

Noun

nacchera f (plural nacchere)

1. (historical) A percussive musical instrument similar to a drum.
2. (music, in the plural) castanet
3. fan shell (Pinna nobilis)
4. (obsolete) mother-of-pearl, nacre

Derived terms

• naccherare
• naccherino

 

Further reading

• Nacchere on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

References

• nacchera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

nacchera

1. inflection of naccherare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative