thumb piano

thumb pi·an·o

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thuhm pee-an-oh, pyan-oh]
- /θʌm piˈæn oʊ, ˈpyæn oʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thuhm pee-an-oh, pyan-oh]
- /θʌm piˈæn oʊ, ˈpyæn oʊ/

Definitions of thumb piano words

noun thumb piano any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood that vibrate when played with the thumbs. 1
noun thumb piano kalimba 0
noun thumb piano mbira 0

See all 3 definitions of thumb piano

Information block about the term

Origin of thumb piano

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Thumb piano

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Thumb piano

thumb piano popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

thumb piano usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer