"rainstick" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈreɪnstɪk/ Forms: rainsticks [plural], rain stick [alternative]
enPR: rānstĭk Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: From rain + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rain|stick}} rain + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainstick (plural rainsticks)
  1. A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended. Wikipedia link: rainstick Translations (rainstick): рейнстик (rejnstik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pal de pluja [masculine] (Catalan), 雨聲器 /雨声器 (yǔshēngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), dešťová hůl [feminine] (Czech), bâton de pluie [masculine] (French), Regenmacher [masculine] (German), ξύλο της βροχής (xýlo tis vrochís) [neuter] (Greek), esőbot (Hungarian), bastone della pioggia [masculine] (Italian), regnstav [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), regnstav [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pau de chuva [masculine] (Portuguese), рейнстик (rejnstik) [masculine] (Russian), palo de lluvia [masculine] (Spanish), regnpinne [common-gender] (Swedish), дощовиця (doščovycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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