sanfona

Portuguese

sanfona (1)

Alternative forms

• sanfonha

Etymology

Inherited from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sinfonia, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfõ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfo.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: san‧fo‧na

Noun

sanfona f (plural sanfonas)

1. (music) hurdy-gurdy (medieval instrument with a wheel that vibrates its strings)
2. (music, Brazil) concertina (musical instrument with free reeds, with bellows and hexagonal box, equipped with two button keyboards)
3. (music, Brazil) accordion (instrument with free reeds that vibrate due to the action of a bellows)
4. (figurative) bellows (any flexible container)

   Synonym: fole

5. (figurative) poorly played instrument
6. (figurative) verbiage; repetition of arguments
7. blacksmith tool

   Synonym: rabeca

Related terms

• sinfonia