castanet

Etymology
From, diminutive form of , from , from , possibly of origin. Related to the in, formerly.

Noun

 * 1)  A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: ساجة
 * Asturian: castañuela
 * Catalan:, castanyeta,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: tarañola,, ,
 * German: Kastagnette, Kastagnette
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κρόταλον, κρέμβαλα
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: castainéid
 * Italian: castagnette,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: crotalum
 * Macedonian: кастане́ти
 * Maori: tōkere, tokerangi, whakapākōkō, māpara
 * Polish: kastaniety
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: clatter banes
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: talakatak, kastanyetas, pakalkak
 * Turkish: