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blockflute.

A musical instrument of the woodwind family constructed using a fipple plug; a recorder.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A musical instrument of the woodwind family constructed using a fipple plug; a recorder.

Where this word comes from

From the fipple plug ("block") that constricts the mount of the instrument + flute. Corresponds to German Blockflöte, Dutch blokfluit, Danish blokfløjte, Swedish blockflöjt, Icelandic blokkflauta, Norwegian blokkfløyte.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.