noun, feminine/kastaˈɲeta/plural: castañetas
castanet; click; clicking; snap; snapping (of the finger)
Etymology tree Spanish castaña Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etbor. Spanish -eta Spanish castañeta From castaña (“chestnut”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).