armonica

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Benjamin Franklin, its inventor; built on Italian armonia (“harmony”). Glass harmonica is a corruption of Franklin's original word, a back-formation influenced by harmonica (a reed instrument invented sixty years later). === Noun === armonica (plural armonicas) A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone. ==== Synonyms ==== glass harmonica ==== Derived terms ==== armonicist === Further reading === armonica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Marciano, Marocain, armoniac, macaroni, marocain == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English armonica, harmonica. === Noun === armonica f (plural armoniche) (obsolete) armonica, glass harmonica harmonica, mouth organ ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === armonica f sg feminine singular of armonico === Anagrams === Marciano, Marconia, coramina, marciano, ricamano, romancia, romanica