a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons
verbWord forms: -nas, -naing or -naed
2. (intransitive)
to collapse or fold up like a concertina
Derived forms
concertinist (ˌconcerˈtinist)
noun
Word origin
C19: concert + -ina
accordion in British English
(əˈkɔːdɪən)
noun
1.
a portable box-shaped instrument of the reed organ family, consisting of metallic reeds thatare made to vibrate by air from a set of bellows controlled by the player's hands.Notes are produced by means of studlike keys
2. short for piano accordion
Derived forms
accordionist (acˈcordionist)
noun
Word origin
C19: from German Akkordion, from Akkord harmony, chord