ocarina
[ ok-uh-ree-nuh ]
/ ˌɒk əˈri nə /
noun
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
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Also called sweet potato.
Origin of ocarina
< Italian, orig. dial. (Emilia), diminutive of oca goose (< Late Latin auca, contraction of *avica, derivative of Latin avis bird), so called from the instrument's shape; apparently the name given to it by Giuseppe Donati of Budrio, near Bologna, who popularized a ceramic version c1860
OTHER WORDS FROM ocarina
oc·a·ri·nist, nounWords nearby ocarina
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Example sentences from the Web for ocarina
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The neighbouring forest was soon echoing the strident notes of xylophone, banjo, ocarina and trombone.
Indo-China and Its Primitive People|Henry BaudessonIm a-goin south from here to give a Chinese lady a lesson on the ocarina.
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British Dictionary definitions for ocarina
ocarina
/ (ˌɒkəˈriːnə) /
noun
an egg-shaped wind instrument with a protruding mouthpiece and six to eight finger holes, producing an almost pure toneAlso called (US informal): sweet potato
Word Origin for ocarina
C19: from Italian: little goose, from oca goose, ultimately from Latin avis bird
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