"harmonica" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhɑɹˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/ [UK], /ˌhɑɹˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-harmonica.wav [Southern-England] Forms: harmonicas [plural]
Etymology: From armonica, coined by Benjamin Franklin to refer to his glass harmonica, an instrument that predated the small wind instrument by several decades. Doublet of harmonic. Etymology templates: {{m|en|armonica}} armonica, {{coinage|en|Benjamin Franklin|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by Benjamin Franklin, {{doublet|en|harmonic}} Doublet of harmonic Head templates: {{en-noun}} harmonica (plural harmonicas)
  1. A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note Categories (topical): Woodwind instruments Translations (wind instrument): mondfluitjie [singular] (Afrikaans), bekfluitjie [singular] (Afrikaans), mondharmonika [singular] (Afrikaans), هارمونيكا (harmunika) [feminine] (Arabic), устна хармоника (ustna harmonika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), harmònica [feminine] (Catalan), 口琴 (hau² kam⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 口琴 (kǒuqín) (Chinese Mandarin), harmonika [feminine] (Czech), mundharmonika [common-gender] (Danish), mundharpe [common-gender] (Danish), mondharmonica [feminine] (Dutch), buŝharmoniko (Esperanto), suupill (Estonian), munnharpa [feminine] (Faroese), huuliharppu (Finnish), harmonica [masculine] (French), Mundharmonika [feminine] (German), φυσαρμόνικα (fysarmónika) [feminine] (Greek), מַפּוּחִית פֶּה (mapukhit pe) (Hebrew), szájharmonika (Hungarian), munnharpa [feminine] (Icelandic), silindro (Ilocano), harmonika (Indonesian), armónach [masculine] (Irish), armonica [feminine] (Italian), ハーモニカ (hāmonika) (Japanese), 口風琴 (kuchifūkin) (alt: くちふうきん) (Japanese), 하모니카 (hamonika) (Korean), 구풍금 (gupunggeum) (alt: 口風琴) (Korean), lūpinė armonikėlė [feminine] (Lithuanian), у́сна хармо́ника (úsna harmónika) [feminine] (Macedonian), armonika [feminine] (Maltese), hāmonika (Maori), pūtangitangi (Maori), हार्मोनिका (hārmonikā) [masculine] (Marathi), аман хуур (aman xuur) (Mongolian), harmonîka (Northern Kurdish), munnspill (Norwegian), munnharmonika (Norwegian), سازدهنی (sâzdahani) (Persian), harmonijka (Polish), gaita (Portuguese), harmónica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), gaita-de-beiços [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), muzicuță [feminine] (Romanian), губна́я гармо́ника (gubnája garmónika) [feminine] (Russian), губна́я гармо́шка (gubnája garmóška) [colloquial, feminine] (Russian), усна хармоника [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), usna harmonika [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sunettu a bucca [masculine] (Sicilian), armónica [feminine] (Spanish), harmónica [feminine] (Spanish), rondín [Ecuador, Peru, masculine] (Spanish), kinanda cha mdomo (Swahili), kinanda cha mkono (Swahili), munspel [neuter] (Swedish), silindro (Tagalog), armonika (Tagalog), mızıka (Turkish), armonika (Turkish), khẩu cầm (alt: 口琴) (Vietnamese), harmonöm (Volapük), muzike a boke [feminine] (Walloon), muzike a boutche [feminine] (Walloon), crwth genau [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-harmonica-en-noun-5L7cDxFB Disambiguation of Woodwind instruments: 38 46 15 Disambiguation of 'wind instrument': 47 34 19
  2. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Woodwind instruments Translations (musical instrument, consisting of a series of glasses): Glasharmonika [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-harmonica-en-noun-sasSEUSN Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 30 54 16 Disambiguation of Woodwind instruments: 38 46 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 45 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 61 18 Disambiguation of 'musical instrument, consisting of a series of glasses': 12 78 9
  3. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers. Categories (topical): Woodwind instruments
    Sense id: en-harmonica-en-noun-yWwRjAb9 Disambiguation of Woodwind instruments: 38 46 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: French harp, gob iron, harmonicon [dated], Mississippi sax, mouth harp, mouth organ, tin sandwich Derived forms: glass harmonica, harmonica bug, harmonicaist, harmonicist

Inflected forms

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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "hau² kam⁴",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "口琴"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kǒuqín",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "口琴"
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          "sense": "wind instrument",
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "buŝharmoniko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "suupill"
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          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "munnharpa"
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          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "huuliharppu"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Mundharmonika"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "fysarmónika",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "φυσαρμόνικα"
        },
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          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mapukhit pe",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "מַפּוּחִית פֶּה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "szájharmonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "munnharpa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "ilo",
          "lang": "Ilocano",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "silindro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "harmonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "armónach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "armonica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hāmonika",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "ハーモニカ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "alt": "くちふうきん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kuchifūkin",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "口風琴"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hamonika",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "하모니카"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "alt": "口風琴",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gupunggeum",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "구풍금"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "harmonîka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lūpinė armonikėlė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "úsna harmónika",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "у́сна хармо́ника"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "armonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "hāmonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "pūtangitangi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "hārmonikā",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "हार्मोनिका"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "aman xuur",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "аман хуур"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "munnspill"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "munnharmonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sâzdahani",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "سازدهنی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "harmonijka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "gaita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "harmónica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gaita-de-beiços"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "muzicuță"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gubnája garmónika",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "губна́я гармо́ника"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gubnája garmóška",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "губна́я гармо́шка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "усна хармоника"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "usna harmonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sunettu a bucca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "armónica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "harmónica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "Ecuador",
            "Peru",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rondín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "kinanda cha mdomo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "kinanda cha mkono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "munspel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "silindro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "armonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "mızıka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "armonika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "alt": "口琴",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "khẩu cầm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "word": "harmonöm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "wind instrument",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "muzike a boke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 34 19",
          "code": "wa",
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      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "af",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "harmunika",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ustna harmonika",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "устна хармоника"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmònica"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "口琴"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǒuqín",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "口琴"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonika"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mundharpe"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mondharmonica"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "buŝharmoniko"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "suupill"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "munnharpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "huuliharppu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonica"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mundharmonika"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fysarmónika",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φυσαρμόνικα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mapukhit pe",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "מַפּוּחִית פֶּה"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "szájharmonika"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "munnharpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "silindro"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "harmonika"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "armónach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "armonica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hāmonika",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "ハーモニカ"
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    {
      "alt": "くちふうきん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kuchifūkin",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "口風琴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hamonika",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "하모니카"
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    {
      "alt": "口風琴",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gupunggeum",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "구풍금"
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    {
      "code": "kmr",
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      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "harmonîka"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lūpinė armonikėlė"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "úsna harmónika",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "у́сна хармо́ника"
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    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "armonika"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "hāmonika"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "pūtangitangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "hārmonikā",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "हार्मोनिका"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "aman xuur",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "аман хуур"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "munnspill"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "munnharmonika"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sâzdahani",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "سازدهنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "harmonijka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "gaita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmónica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gaita-de-beiços"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "muzicuță"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gubnája garmónika",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "губна́я гармо́ника"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gubnája garmóška",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
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      "word": "губна́я гармо́шка"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
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      "word": "усна хармоника"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "usna harmonika"
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    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sunettu a bucca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "armónica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmónica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "Ecuador",
        "Peru",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "rondín"
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    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "kinanda cha mdomo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "kinanda cha mkono"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "munspel"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "silindro"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "armonika"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "mızıka"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "armonika"
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    {
      "alt": "口琴",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "khẩu cầm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "word": "harmonöm"
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      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "muzike a boke"
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      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "muzike a boutche"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crwth genau"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "musical instrument, consisting of a series of glasses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Glasharmonika"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "harmonica"
  ],
  "word": "harmonica"
}

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