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melodica en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /məˈlɒ.dɪ.kə/
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Etymology

Possibly a blend of melodeon + harmonica.

Meanings

  1. 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:

Forms

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Translations (16)

ja 鍵盤ハーモニカ (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · fr mélodica (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · ko 멜로디카 (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · ja メロディオン (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · el μελόντικα (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · id pianika (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · cmn 口風琴 /口风琴 (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · pl melodyka (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · ja ピアニカ (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · es melódica (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · it melodica (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · fi melodika (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · ca melòdica (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · de Melodica (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · tr melodika (free-reed keyboard wind instrument) · pt escaleta (free-reed keyboard wind instrument)