Meanings
nounmelodica (plural melodicas)
plural melodicas
- A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.
On “Seven by Seven” it was the reedy blend of two melodicas, played by Mr. Apfelbaum and Mr. Valera over a haunting drone.
2009 July 28, Nate Chinen, “From Babble to Rhythm, Cuban Style”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Possibly a blend of melodeon + harmonica.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan melòdica
- melòdicafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
Chinese Mandarin 口風琴 /口风琴
- 口風琴 /口风琴 (kǒufēngqín)free-reed keyboard wind instrument
Finnish melodika
- melodikafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
French mélodica
- mélodicafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
German Melodica
- Melodicafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
Greek μελόντικα
- μελόντικα (melóntika)free-reed keyboard wind instrument
Indonesian pianika
- pianikafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
Italian melodica
- melodicafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
Japanese 鍵盤ハーモニカ, ピアニカ
- 鍵盤ハーモニカ (kenbanhāmonika)free-reed keyboard wind instrument
- ピアニカ (pianika)free-reed keyboard wind instrument
- メロディオン (merodion)free-reed keyboard wind instrument
Korean 멜로디카
- 멜로디카 (mellodika)free-reed keyboard wind instrument
Polish melodyka
- melodykafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
Portuguese escaleta
- escaletafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
Spanish melódica
- melódicafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
Turkish melodika
- melodikafree-reed keyboard wind instrument
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Cite this entry
APA
melodica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodica
MLA
“melodica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodica. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melodica,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodica.
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