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Word: Crotale
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: French, from Latin crotalum, denoting an ancient type of castanet, from Greek krotalon
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkrəʊt(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small tuned cymbal.
Short Definition:small tuned cymbal