sarrusophone

English

Etymology

From Pierre-Auguste Sarrus, French bandmaster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹuːsəˌfəʊn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

A sarrusophone.

sarrusophone (plural sarrusophones)

1. (music) Any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands.

Translations

instruments

• Catalan: sarrussòfon (ca) m
• Italian: sarrusofono m