castañeteo

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See also: castañeteó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kastaɲeˈteo/
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧te‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from castañetear.

Noun

castañeteo m (plural castañeteos)

  1. rattle, clack, rattling, clacking
    Synonym: castañeo
    • 2011, Julia Álvarez, En el nombre de Salomé:
      El castañeteo de las uñas del perro sobre el piso de madera la enerva.
      The scratching of the dog's claws on the wooden floor gets to him.
  2. chatter, chattering (of teeth)
  3. playing of the castañas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

castañeteo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of castañetear

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