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Galician
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish castañeta.
Pronunciation
Noun
castañeta f (plural castañetas)
- castanet
Etymology 2
18th century, from castañola, from Catalan castanyola, with suffix change. Compare also French castagnole.
Pronunciation
Noun
castañeta f (plural castañetas)
- (zoology) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “castañeta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “castañeta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “castañeta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
From castaña (“chestnut”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kastaˈɲeta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧ta
Noun
castañeta f (plural castañetas)
- castanet
- click; clicking; snap; snapping (of the finger)
Derived terms
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