# steelpan

Pronunciation: say "STEEL-pan" US /ˈstilˌpæn/, UK /ˈstiːlˌpæn/

## Noun

1. A tuned percussion instrument made from a steel drum, originally developed in Trinidad and played with rubber-tipped sticks.
   - Simple: A musical instrument made from a metal drum that you play by hitting it with sticks.
   - _He tuned each steelpan carefully before the concert began._
   - _The orchestra arranged its steelpans in a wide semicircle._
2. A style of music built around the bright, ringing sound of tuned steel drums.
   - Simple: A kind of music played mostly on metal drums from the Caribbean.
   - _The radio station plays steelpan every Sunday afternoon._
   - _Steelpan blends lively melodies with driving Caribbean rhythms._

## Origin

The word is formed from "steel" plus "pan".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/steelpan (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).