castanet: [17] Castanets were originally named in Spanish from their resemblance to the shells of chestnuts, Spanish casta?eta being a diminutive form of casta?a ‘chestnut’, from Latin castanea (itself the ultimate source of English chestnut). Another name for them in 17th-century English was knackers: ‘Castinettas: knackers of the form of chestnuts, used to this day by the Spaniards in their dances’, Robert Stapylton, Juvenal’s sixteen satires 1647. => chestnut
castanet (n.)
usually castanets, 1640s, from French castagnette or directly from Spanish casta?eta diminutive of casta?a "chestnut," from Latin castanea (see chestnut).
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