accordéon

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See also: accordeon

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Akkordeon, from Akkord (harmony), itself from French accord, from Old French acorder, based on Italian accordare (to tune).

Pronunciation

Noun

accordéon m (plural accordéons)

  1. (music) accordion
    • 1986, “Il était une fois … une maison des musiciens [There Once Was… a House of Musicians]”, in Il était une fois … une petite grenouille [There Once Was… a Little Frog] (fiction), Paris: CLE International:
      Je suis seul, je suis triste.
      Tout est noir.
      Ici, je n’ai pas d’amis.
      Je n’ai pas de musique.
      Je n’ai pas de chanson.
      Il n’y a pas de violon.
      Pas de tambour, pas d’accordéon.
      Il n’y a pas de violon.
      Pas de tambour, pas d’accordéon.
      I am alone, I am sad.
      Everything is black.
      Here, I have no friends.
      I have no music.
      I have no songs.
      There are no violins.
      No drums, no accordions.
      There are no violins.
      No drums, no accordions.

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Further reading

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French accordéon.

Noun

accordéon m (plural accordéons)

  1. accordion