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A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical instrument, instrument
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
orguenet
— mechanically played street organ
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Dutch:
draaiorgel
— mechanically played street organ
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Estonian:
väntorel
— mechanically played street organ
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Finnish:
posetiivi
— mechanically played street organ
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French:
orgue de Barbarie
— mechanically played street organ
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German:
Drehorgel
— mechanically played street organ
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German:
Leierkasten
— mechanically played street organ
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Irish:
orgán sráide
— mechanically played street organ
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Italian:
organo a rullo
— mechanically played street organ
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Portuguese:
realejo
— mechanically played street organ
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Spanish:
organillo
— mechanically played street organ
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Spanish:
organito
— mechanically played street organ