dulzaina

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English

A dolzaina

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dulzaina. Doublet of doucine.

Noun

dulzaina (plural dulzainas)

  1. A Spanish double reed musical instrument in the oboe family.
    • 2010, Frank Koonce, Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World‎, page 112:
      The dulzaina was a double-reed folk instrument, similar to the oboe, which comes from north-central Spain.

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Italian

Noun

dulzaina f (plural dulzaine)

  1. (music) Synonym of bombarda

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French douçaine, doucine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /dulˈθaina/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /dulˈsaina/
  • Rhymes: -aina
  • Syllabification: dul‧zai‧na

Noun

dulzaina f (plural dulzainas)

  1. dulzaina (musical instrument)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: dulzaina

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