steelpan
See also: steel pan
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editsteelpan (countable and uncountable, plural steelpans)
- (music, countable) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum made of steel, originally from Trinidad.
- 2019, Claire Adam, Golden Child, Faber & Faber, page 128:
- Inside, it’s dim and cool, quiet except for some boys up in the loft at the back playing on the steelpan, not really playing seriously, just tapping notes at random, practising rolling the sticks.
- Synonyms: pan, steel drum
- (music, uncountable) A style of music incorporating steelpans.
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editsteelpan f (plural steelpannen, diminutive steelpannetje n)
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editBorrowed from English steelpan.
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editsteelpan m (plural steelpans, diminutive steelpannetje n)
- steelpan, steel drum
- Synonym: steeldrum
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