jingle bell

English

WOTD – 25 December 2022

Etymology

A medieval jingle bell from the Grand Duchy of Ryazan, now in Russia.
Jingle bells mounted on to a handle for use as a percussion instrument.

From jingle (“sound of metal, etc., clattering against itself”, attributively) +‎ bell.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l ˌbɛl/
  • Hyphenation: jing‧le bell

Noun

jingle bell (plural jingle bells)

  1. A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (music) used as a musical instrument.
    Synonyms: cascabel, sleigh bell

Translations

References

  1. ^ Compare “jingle-bell, n.” under “jingle, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2022.
  2. ^ “jingle bell, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

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