gaita — meaning in English

English meaning

• accordion noun A boxy musical instrument with folding bellows, played by pressing buttons or keys while squeezing air through it.
• harmonica noun A small handheld wind instrument played by blowing and drawing air across a row of metal reeds.

Senses

gaita is used for these senses in English:

• accordion A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).
• harmonica A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.

accordion — full definition

1. noun A boxy musical instrument with folding bellows, played by pressing buttons or keys while squeezing air through it.
2. noun A user-interface element made of sections that expand and collapse, similar to the instrument's folds.

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