piano accordion

American

noun

accordion.

piano accordion British

noun

an accordion in which the right hand plays a piano-like keyboard See accordion

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Other Word Forms

piano accordionist noun

Etymology

Origin of piano accordion

First recorded in 1855–60

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With his broad-brimmed black hat, glasses and a white piano accordion emblazoned with the words “BUCK WHEAT,” Mr. Dural became the face of zydeco for many listeners far beyond the music’s Gulf Coast regional circuit.

From New York Times

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