crotalum

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/ˈkɹəʊtələm/

noun

A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.

Similar
crotal
OriginLatin crotalum ← Ancient Greek κρόταλον →
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Meanings

nouncrotalum (plural crotalums or crotala)

plural crotalums · plural crotala

  1. entertainmentA kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.

    Synonyms: crotal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.

Similar
crotal
Also see
cresselle

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρόταλον“clapper, castanet, rattle”
  2. Latincrotalum
  3. Englishcrotalum

Learned borrowing from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper, castanet, rattle”). Doublet of crotal.

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Translations

Ancient Greek κρόταλον
  • κρόταλον (krótalon)a kind of clapper or castanet used in Ancient Greece
Greek κρόταλο
  • κρόταλο (krótalo)a kind of clapper or castanet used in Ancient Greece
Latin crotalum
  • crotaluma kind of clapper or castanet used in Ancient Greece
Portuguese crótalo
  • crótaloa kind of clapper or castanet used in Ancient Greece
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Chicago

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