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noun Etymology: Spanish castaneta, from castana chestnut, from Latin castanea — more at chestnut Date: circa 1647 a percussion instrument used especially by dancers that consists of two small shells of hard wood, ivory, or plastic usually fastened to the thumb and clicked together by the other fingers — usually used in plural ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (usu. in pl.) a small concave piece of hardwood, ivory, etc., in pairs held in the hands and clicked together by the fingers as a rhythmic accompaniment, esp. by Spanish dancers. Etymology: Sp. casta{ntilde}eta dimin. of casta{ntilde}a f. L castanea chestnut ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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