ocarina.
A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
Meaning & usage
A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -ica Latin *avica Late Latin auca Italian oca Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īna Italian -ina Italian ocarinabor. English ocarina Borrowed from Italian ocarina (literally “little goose”), due to the musical instrument's resemblance to the animal.
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