kastanyetas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish castañetas, plural of castañeta. Doublet of kastanet.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kastanˈjetas/ [kɐs.t̪ɐnˈɲɛː.t̪ɐs]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kastanˈjetas/ [kɐs.t̪ɐn̪ˈjɛː.t̪ɐs]
  • Rhymes: -etas
  • Syllabification: kas‧tan‧ye‧tas

Noun

kastanyetas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜆᜐ᜔) (music)

  1. castanets
    Synonyms: kastanet, kastanwelas, pakalkak, pangalakatak, patunog sa kamay

Derived terms

  • kastanyetasan
  • kastanyetasin
  • magkastanyetas

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