ắc-coóc
Definition
- Noun:
- Accordion: A portable musical instrument with a bellows, a keyboard or buttons for playing melodies, and buttons or keys for bass notes and chords. Sound is produced by air flowing over reeds when the bellows are compressed or expanded.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông già chơi ắc-coóc rất hay. (The old man plays the accordion very well.)
- Âm thanh của cây ắc-coóc làm ấm cả căn phòng. (The sound of the accordion warmed the whole room.)
- Cô ấy đang học chơi ắc-coóc. (She is learning to play the accordion.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "ắc-coóc" is a direct phonetic loanword from the French "accordéon." It is used almost exclusively to refer to the musical instrument.
Variants and Related Words
- Accordion: The standard English term for the instrument.
- Phong cầm: An alternative, less common Vietnamese term for the accordion, also derived from a loanword.
Synonyms
- Squeezebox: A colloquial English term for an accordion.
- Melodeon: A type of diatonic button accordion.
Related Idioms
No common idioms in Vietnamese specifically feature the word "ắc-coóc."