How to pronounce glockenspiel
American English pronunciation
GLAH-kun-shpeel
- IPA
- /ˈɡlɑkənˌʃpil/
- Syllables
- GLAH · kun · shpeel (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What glockenspiel means
An instrument of metal bars you tap with small hammers
In a sentence: In the school band, Mia plays the glockenspiel, tapping out bright, bell-like notes.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from German, where Glocken means bells and Spiel means play.
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