ocarina
pronunciation
How to pronounce ocarina in British English:
UK [ˌɒkəˈri:nə]
How to pronounce ocarina in American English:
US [ˌɑkəˈrinə]
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- Noun:
- egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
Word Origin
- ocarina
- ocarina: [19] The ocarina, a primitive sort of musical instrument played by blowing, gets its name from a supposed resemblance to a goose (it is shaped like an elongated egg, with a neck-like mouthpiece). Italian ocarina means literally ‘little goose’. It is a diminutive form of oca ‘goose’, which in turn goes back to Latin auca, a derivative of avis ‘bird’.=> aviary
- ocarina (n.)
- 1877, from Italian ocarina, diminutive of oca "goose" (so called for its shape), from Vulgar Latin *auca, from Latin avicula "small bird," diminutive of avis "bird" (see aviary).
Example
- 1. Rumbel is one of the few performers in the world on double ocarina , oboe and english horn .