tuba
pronunciation
How to pronounce tuba in British English:
UK [ˈtju:bə]
How to pronounce tuba in American English:
US [ˈtubə]
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- Noun:
- the lowest brass wind instrument
Word Origin
- tuba (n.)
- 1852 in reference to a modern, large, low-pitched brass musical instrument, from French tuba, from Latin tuba (plural tubae) "straight bronze war trumpet" (as opposed to the crooked bucina), related to tubus (see tube (n.)).
Example
- 1. My name 's charles , and I play the tuba .
- 2. Beijing , china : band members and the great hall of the people are reflected in a tuba during the official welcoming ceremony for vietnam 's prime minister , nguyen tan dung
- 3. Officials at tazreen fashions and tuba group couldn 't be reached to comment .
- 4. It 's a tuba thing , shorty .
- 5. Trombones sharply pronounce a d , followed by tuba and oboe in a sudden diminuendo .