ocarina

English

An ocarina

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ocarina (literally little goose), due to the musical instrument's resemblance to the animal.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒkəˈɹiːnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑkəˈɹinə/, /oʊkəˈɹinə/
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Noun

ocarina (plural ocarinas)

  1. (music) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Italian ocarina.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.kəˈɾi.nə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /u.kəˈɾi.nə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.kaˈɾi.na/

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarines)

  1. ocarina

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of oca (goose), derived from Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: o‧ca‧rì‧na

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarine)

  1. (music) ocarina

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: o‧ca‧ri‧na

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarinas)

  1. (music) ocarina (an oval wind instrument)

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian ocarina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /okaˈɾina/
  • Hyphenation: o‧ca‧ri‧na

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarinas)

  1. ocarina
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