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English
Etymology
From Italian piffero.
Noun
piffero (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
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German pīfer, compare German pfeifen (“to whistle”). Compare Friulian pifar.
Pronunciation
Noun
piffero 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
Further reading
- piffero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana