piffero
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editpiffero (plural pifferi)
- (music) A form of oboe.
- (music) A particular organ stop of 2' or 4' pitch imitative of the transverse flute.
- Synonyms: fiffero, voce umana
Related terms
editItalian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle High German pīfer, compare German pfeifen (“to whistle”). Compare Friulian pifar.
Noun
editpiffero m (plural pifferi)
- piffero, a relatively short Italian double-reed wind instrument, often accompanied in northern Italy by the Apennine müsa or the accordion, or in southern Italy by the zampogna
- piffero or fife player
- Synonym: pifferaio
- fife
Descendants
edit- → English: piffero
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