percusión
/peɾkuˈsjon/feminine
The English word "percussion" is translated into Spanish as percusión.
Percusión is the standard term used in Spain and most Latin American countries to refer to percussion. You can use the phrase instrumentos de percusión to specifically mean "percussion instruments", and the phrase ritmo y percusión is used to emphasize the combination of rhythm and percussion.
Meaning: music: section of percussion instruments (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a feminine noun, it is preceded by the feminine article la rather than el.
How do you pronounce it?
/peɾkuˈsjon/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word percusión is also used in medicine to describe the diagnostic method of tapping on a patient's chest or abdomen to listen for changes in density.
- If you are discussing the technicality of a firearm in Spanish, the part that hits the primer is called the percutor, which shares the same root as percusión.
- The Latin root of percusión involves the root quatiō, which is also the ancestor of the English word 'quake'.
Examples in context
- El tambor es un instrumento de percusión.The drum is a percussion instrument.This sentence is useful for learning how to identify a drum as an instrument of percusión.Tatoeba #9704214 by Shishir, translation #10501847 by tchrspet1
- Me encanta tocar la percusiónI love playing percussion
- Voy a estudiar los instrumentos de percusión en la escuelaI'm going to study percussion instruments at school
- Este grupo de música tiene un ritmo y percusión impresionantesThis music group has an impressive rhythm and percussion
- El grupo estaba compuesto por bombos y tamboresThe group was composed of bass drums and drums
- La percusión suena muy fuerte hoy.The percussion sounds very loud today.
- Ella estudia percusión en el conservatorio.She studies percussion at the conservatory.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are discussing their roles in the school orchestra.
- SofíaMateo, ¿qué instrumento vas a tocar?Mateo, what instrument are you going to play?
- MateoVoy a entrar en la percusión.I'm going to join the percussion.
- Sofía¡Qué bien! Me encanta ese sonido.That's great! I love that sound.
- MateoGracias, Sofía. Será muy divertido.Thanks, Sofía. It will be a lot of fun.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “percussion” translations and entries percusión, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries percusión, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
