en castanets

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, CC-CEDICT 2017-10, JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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castanets is used for…

  • en playing Spanish music ➜
  • en create percussion music ➜
  • en dancing ➜
  • en accentuate a rhythm ➜
  • en accompanying spanish music ➜
  • en accompanying spanish music and dance ➜
  • en clapping together ➜
  • en create percussion music while dancing ➜
  • en dancing to ➜
  • en flamenco dancing ➜
  • en making noise ➜
  • en music ➜
  • en playing a spanish rhythm ➜
  • en providing rhythms ➜
  • en rhythm ➜
  • en rythym ➜

Related terms

  • cs kastaněty (n) ➜
  • en bones ➜
  • en concave ➜
  • en idiophone ➜
  • en percussion ➜
  • en percussion idiophone ➜
  • en spoons ➜
  • fr castagnettes ➜
  • fr castagnette (n) ➜
  • ga castainéid (n) ➜
  • it castagnetta (n) ➜
  • sq tingëz (n) ➜
  • tr kastanyet (n) ➜
  • vi sênh (n) ➜
  • zh 綽板 (n) ➜
  • zh 響板 (n) ➜

Location of castanets

  • en Spain ➜
  • en a band ➜
  • en a flamenco dancer's hand ➜
  • en the hands of a dancer ➜
  • en the hands of a flamingo dancer ➜
  • en a latin band ➜
  • en a mariachi band ➜
  • en a musical show ➜
  • en a musician's bag ➜

Synonyms

  • en bones (n, artifact) ➜
  • ja カスタネット (n) ➜
  • zh 响板 ➜
  • zh 響板 ➜

Properties of castanets

  • en lightweight ➜
  • en more common in hispanic countries ➜
  • en very uncommon and rare in Asia ➜

castanets can be…

  • en bound together with a leather string ➜
  • en used in a form of dance ➜

Derived terms

  • en castanetist ➜

castanets is a type of…

  • en percussion instruments ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org castanets
  • fr.wiktionary.org castanets
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