Meanings
nounstreet organ (plural street organs)
plural street organs
- entertainmentA type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.
Synonyms: hurdy-gurdy, roller organ, barrel organ
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.
Also see
Translations
Catalan orguenet
- orguenetmechanically played street organ
Dutch draaiorgel
- draaiorgelmechanically played street organ
Estonian väntorel
- väntorelmechanically played street organ
Finnish posetiivi
- posetiivimechanically played street organ
French orgue de Barbarie
- orgue de Barbariemechanically played street organ
German Drehorgel, Leierkasten
- Drehorgelmechanically played street organ
- Leierkastenmechanically played street organ
Irish orgán sráide
- orgán sráidemechanically played street organ
Italian organo a rullo
- organo a rullomechanically played street organ
Portuguese realejo
- realejomechanically played street organ
Spanish organillo, organito
- organillomechanically played street organ
- organitomechanically played street organ
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APA
street organ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20organ
MLA
“street organ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20organ. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “street organ,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20organ.
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