ocarina
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian ocarina (literally “little goose”), due to the musical instrument's resemblance to the animal.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒkəˈɹiːnə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɑkəˈɹinə/, /oʊkəˈɹinə/
Audio (New England) (file)
Noun edit
ocarina (plural ocarinas)
- (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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musical instrument
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [u.kəˈɾi.nə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.kəˈɾi.nə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [o.kaˈɾi.na]
Noun edit
ocarina f (plural ocarines)
French edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
ocarina m (plural ocarinas)
Further reading edit
- “ocarina”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of oca (“goose”), derived from Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ocarina f (plural ocarine)
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: o‧ca‧ri‧na
Noun edit
ocarina f (plural ocarinas)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian ocarina.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ocarina f (plural ocarinas)
Further reading edit
- “ocarina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014