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hi-hat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pair of cymbals as part of a drum kit that clash together when actuated by the foot pedal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: sock cymbal

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hihat — drum kit part
  • Esperanto: ĉarlestono — drum kit part
  • Finnish: hi-hat — drum kit part
  • Finnish: haitsu — drum kit part
  • Finnish: haikka — drum kit part
  • Finnish: jalkalautaset — drum kit part
  • French: charleston — drum kit part
  • French: charley — drum kit part
  • Irish: ciombal troitheáin — drum kit part
  • Irish: ciombal ard-hata — drum kit part
  • Italian: hi-hat — drum kit part
  • Italian: charleston — drum kit part
  • Portuguese: chimbau — drum kit part
  • Portuguese: chimbal — drum kit part
  • Portuguese: contratempo — drum kit part
  • Portuguese: prato de choque — drum kit part
  • Spanish: charles — drum kit part
  • Spanish: chaston — drum kit part
  • Spanish: contratiempo — drum kit part
  • Spanish: contratiempos — drum kit part
  • Spanish: hi-hat — drum kit part
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