castañeta
Galician
Etymology
18th century, from castañola, from Catalan castanyola, with suffix change. Compare also French castagnole.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑstaˈɲetɐ]
Noun
castañeta f (plural castañetas)
- (zoology) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)
Related terms
- castaña
References
- “castañeta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “castañeta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “castañeta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
From castaña (“chestnut”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kastaˈɲeta/ [kas.t̪aˈɲe.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧ta
Noun
castañeta f (plural castañetas)
- castanet
- click; clicking; snap; snapping (of the finger)
Derived terms
- castañetear
Descendants
- → English: castanet
Further reading
- “castañeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014