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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾtiˈnete/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: mar‧ti‧ne‧te
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French martinet.
Noun
martinete m (plural martinetes)
- hammer (of a piano)
- large forge hammer
- a type of Flamenco chant
Etymology 2
A diminutive of martín.
Noun
martinete m (plural martinetes)
- black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
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