martinete

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾtiˈnete/ [maɾ.t̪iˈne.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: mar‧ti‧ne‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French martinet.

Noun

martinete m (plural martinetes)

1. hammer (of a piano)
2. large forge hammer
3. a type of Flamenco chant

Etymology 2

A diminutive of martín.

Noun

martinete m (plural martinetes)

1. black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Derived terms

• martinete común

 

Further reading

• “martinete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28