celesta
Spanish, noun/θeˈlesta/
celesta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento musical, idiófono, con teclado. Consiste en un conjunto de láminas percutidas por un mecanismo…”.
What does celesta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecelesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento musical, idiófono, con teclado. Consiste en un conjunto de láminas percutidas por un mecanismo semejante al del piano. Tiene su lugar en la orquesta sinfónica.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of celesta
- celestas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce celesta?
- /θeˈlesta/
- [θeˈles.t̪a]
- /seˈlesta/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to celesta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is celesta in Spanish?
celesta appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).