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sanfona.

hurdy-gurdy (medieval instrument with a wheel that vibrates its strings)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɐ̃ˈfõ.nɐ/Brazil/sɐ̃ˈfo.nɐ/Portugal
  1. hurdy-gurdy (medieval instrument with a wheel that vibrates its strings)

    feminine
  2. concertina (musical instrument with free reeds, with bellows and hexagonal box, equipped with two button keyboards)

    Brazil · feminine
  3. accordion (instrument with free reeds that vibrate due to the action of a bellows)

    Brazil · feminine
  4. bellows (any flexible container)

    feminine · figuratively
  5. poorly played instrument

    feminine · figuratively
  6. verbiage; repetition of arguments

    feminine · figuratively
  7. blacksmith tool

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sinfonia, a borrowing.

verb
  1. inflection of sanfonar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of sanfonar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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