Meanings
nountonette (plural tonettes)
plural tonettes
- A small plastic flute often played by children
During the credits, we get a three-step history of Parker's musical progress--from a Kansas City tot with a tonette […] to a full-blown jazzman at the height of his powers […
1988 October 21, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Bird Watching”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
From the brand name Tonette.
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APA
tonette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonette
MLA
“tonette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonette. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonette.
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