Polyglot Dictionary

castañuela

/kastaˈɲwela/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
castañuelas

Meaning

  1. castanet

    • Bailó con castañuelas.

      She danced with castanets.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

crótalo

castañuela and crótalo are close synonyms for "castanet"; crótalo also separately means "rattlesnake," from the same rattling-sound root.

Practice

1 What does castañuela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bailó con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches castañuela?

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