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English
Etymology
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Noun
crotalo (plural crotalos or crotaloes)
- (music) A Turkish musical instrument, like the ancient cimbalom.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin crotalum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɔ.ta.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɔtalo
- Hyphenation: crò‧ta‧lo
Noun
crotalo m (plural crotali)
- (snake) rattlesnake
Derived terms
Further reading
- crotalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
crotalō
- dative/ablative singular of crotalum