Meaning
music box
- a mechanical musical box that plays a tune
- a set of bells played either manually or mechanically
In a sentence
La bambina si addormenta sempre ascoltando la melodia del carillon.
The little girl always falls asleep listening to the music box's melody.
Dove hai comprato questo splendido carillon di legno?
Where did you buy this splendid wooden music box?
Il vecchio carillon non suona più da molti anni.
The old music box hasn't played for many years.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| carillon | masculine · singular |
| carillon | masculine · plural |
| carillon | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword from French; plural is 'i carillon'.