ocarina
A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed…A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
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Meaning
1 sensesA woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
Okarina
окари́наokarína
egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
Examples
5 sentencesWhere did you buy that ocarina?
Tom can't play the ocarina, but Mary can.
The ocarina is very underrated.
deDie Ocarina findet viel zuwenig Beachtung.
My New Year's resolution is to learn how to play the ocarina.
deMein Vorsatz fürs neue Jahr ist es, Okarina spielen zu lernen.
It's a pity that hang, ocarina and pipa are so unpopular around here.
deSchade, dass Hang, Okarina und Pipa bei uns so wenig verbreitet sind.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian ocarina (literally “little goose”), due to the musical instrument'sBorrowed from Italian ocarina (literally “little goose”), due to the musical instrument's resemblance to the animal.
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Forms
plural: ocarinasSynonyms
1 synonyms- egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes:sweet potato