noun, masculine/kastaɲeˈteo/plural: castañeteos
rattle, clack, rattling, clacking; chatter, chattering (of teeth); playing of the castañas
“El castañeteo de las uñas del perro sobre el piso de madera la enerva.” — The scratching of the dog's claws on the wooden floor gets to him.
Synonyms: castañeo
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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish castañeteardeverb. Spanish castañeteo Deverbal from castañetear.