Meanings
nounhi-hat (plural hi-hats)
plural hi-hats
- A pair of cymbals as part of a drum kit that clash together when actuated by the foot pedal.
Translations
Dutch hihat
- hihatdrum kit part
Esperanto ĉarlestono
- ĉarlestonodrum kit part
Finnish hi-hat, haitsu
- hi-hatdrum kit part
- haitsudrum kit part
- haikkadrum kit part
- jalkalautasetdrum kit part
French charleston, charley
- charlestondrum kit part
- charleydrum kit part
Irish ciombal troitheáin, ciombal ard-hata
- ciombal troitheáindrum kit part
- ciombal ard-hatadrum kit part
Italian hi-hat, charleston
- hi-hatdrum kit part
- charlestondrum kit part
Portuguese chimbau, chimbal
- chimbaudrum kit part
- chimbaldrum kit part
- contratempodrum kit part
- prato de choquedrum kit part
Spanish charles, chaston
- charlesdrum kit part
- chastondrum kit part
- contratiempodrum kit part
- contratiemposdrum kit part
- hi-hatdrum kit part
Cite this entry
APA
hi-hat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-hat
MLA
“hi-hat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-hat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hi-hat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-hat.
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