melodica

See also: melódica and mélodica

English

Etymology

Possibly a blend of melodeon +‎ harmonica. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

melodica (plural melodicas)

  1. A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.
    • 2009 July 28, Nate Chinen, “From Babble to Rhythm, Cuban Style”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      On “Seven by Seven” it was the reedy blend of two melodicas, played by Mr. Apfelbaum and Mr. Valera over a haunting drone.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈlɔ.di.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdika
  • Hyphenation: me‧lò‧di‧ca

Adjective

melodica

  1. feminine singular of melodico

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