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# castanets

«castanets» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small musical instrument of two shell-shaped pieces of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun, usually plural (castanets; one castanet)

### meaning for a pupil

A small musical instrument of two shell-shaped pieces of hard wood (or plastic), held in the hand and clicked together to make a sharp rhythm, used especially in Spanish dancing and flamenco. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In music lessons castanets are a percussion instrument: you hit them to keep the beat. In stories they bring a picture of Spain and flamenco dancers. Phrases: a pair of castanets, click the castanets.

### examples

- The dancer clicked her castanets as she spun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#x1)
- We played castanets in the music lesson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#x2)
- Castanets are percussion instruments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#x3)
- Click, clack went the castanets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#x4)
- He kept the beat with a pair of castanets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#x5)
- Castanets are often used in Spanish music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#x6)
- My little sister loves the castanets in the music box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/#x7)

### note

Usually plural: castanets, "a pair of castanets"; one half is a castanet. Stress: cas-ta-NETS. They belong to the percussion family, like drums and tambourines.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «castanets» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/castanets/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.