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tonette

tonette noun: a small plastic flute often played by children.

Noun

tonette (plural tonettes)

  1. A small plastic flute often played by children
    • During the credits, we get a three-step history of Parker's musical progress--from a Kansas City tot with a tonette […] to a full-blown jazzman at the height of his powers […1988 October 21, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Bird Watching”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of tonette

pluraltonettes

Origin of tonette

From the brand name Tonette.

Questions about tonette

What does tonette mean?
Tonette means a small plastic flute often played by children.
What part of speech is tonette?
Tonette is a noun.
What is the plural of tonette?
The plural of tonette is tonettes.

Words near tonette in the dictionary

  1. tonetic
  2. tonetically
  3. tonetician
  4. toneticians
  5. tonetics
  6. tonette
  7. tonettes
  8. tonewheel
  9. tonewheels
  10. tonewood
  11. tonewoods

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