Polyglot Dictionary

sanfona

/sɐ̃ˈfonɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as sanfonas

Meaning

  1. accordion

    • Toca sanfona.

      He plays the accordion.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

acordeão

sanfona is more colloquial, associated with folk music like forró; acordeão is the more standard, formal term — both mean "accordion."

Similar in other languages

German

Akkordeon

Akkordeon is the German word for the same thing — both mean "accordion."

Spanish

acordeón

acordeón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "accordion."

French

accordéon

accordéon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "accordion."

Practice

1 What does sanfona mean?

2 Fill the gap: Toca ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sanfona?

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