Hyphenation of castanets

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word castanets? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of castanets:

1.	A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

Synonyms of castanets:

noun	bones, clappers, finger cymbals, maraca, percussion instrument, percussive instrument

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