Glockenspiel

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡlÉ’k.nÌ©ËŒspiːl/
• US enPR: glŏkʹən-spÄ“l', IPA: /ˈɡlÉ‘.knÌ©.ËŒspil/
• German enPR: glŏkʹən-shpÄ“l', IPA: /ˈɡlÉ”k.n̩ˌʃpiːl/
• Hyphenation: glock + en + spiel

Origin

from German Glockenspiel (lit., bells-play)

Full definition of glockenspiel

Noun

1. a musical instrument of the percussion family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.