Spanish Conversation · Level 81
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Spanish word
acordeón
Pronunciation
IPA/akoɾðeˈon/
Meaning
- masculine nounaccordion
Example
¿Sabes tocar el acordeón?
Can you play the accordion?
More examples
El sonido del acordeón llenó la plaza.
The sound of the accordion filled the square.
Core concept
Bellows instrument with a keyboard or rows of buttons that uses free reeds to produce melodies and chords.
Common phrases
tocar el acordeón
play the accordion
el acordeón de botones
the button accordion
música de acordeón
accordion music
Similar words
instrumento: Apparatus used to create musical tones during a performance.
piano: Acoustic keyboard instrument with hammers that strike strings when keys are depressed.
teclado: Electronic or electromechanical keyboard instrument producing tones when keys are pressed.
armónica: Small mouth-held wind instrument sounded by blowing and drawing air through reeds.
Definition in Spanish
Instrumento de fuelle con teclado o botones; al comprimir y expandir el fuelle el aire hace vibrar lengüetas para generar notas y acordes.
Word origin
Borrowed into Spanish from French accordéon, from accord 'harmony', a name that highlights the instrument's ability to produce chords.
Usage tips
- The acute accent in acordeón marks stress on the final syllable, and Spanish typically pairs musical instruments with the verb tocar.
Related words
- acordeonistaaccordionistnoun
- acordeónicoaccordion-relatedadjective