armonica

Italian - Turkish

Definition of armonica in Italian Turkish dictionary

armonika

mızıka

Italian - English

Definition of armonica in Italian English dictionary

harmonica, mouth organ, small musical wind instrument played by inhaling and exhaling into a row of holes

harmonic

Tom put his harmonica in his pocket. - Tom mise la sua armonica in tasca.

harmonica

Tom put his harmonica in his pocket. - Tom mise la sua armonica in tasca.

English - English

Definition of armonica in English English dictionary

A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone. It has enjoyed a modern revival

Synonyms

glass harmonica

Etymology

() Coined by Benjamin Franklin, its inventor; built on Italian armonia (“harmony”). Glass harmonica is a corruption of Franklin's original word, a backformation influenced by harmonica (a reed instrument invented sixty years later).