tuba.
A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
Meaning & usage
A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
A large reed stop in organs.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed in the 19th century from French tuba (“tuba”), German Tuba (“tuba”), originally Baß-Tuba (literally “bass tuba”), or Italian tuba (“tuba”), from Latin tuba (“tube, trumpet, military trumpet”). The Latin term is of obscure ultimate origin, but is possibly connected to tībia (“shinbone, reed-pipe”); see there.
A tube or tubular organ.
A type of Roman military trumpet, distinct from the modern tuba.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin tuba.
A Malayan plant whose roots are a significant source of rotenone, Derris malaccensis.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *tubah Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah Proto-Malayic *tuba Malay tubabor. English tuba Borrowed from Malay tuba.
A reddish palm wine made from coconut or nipa sap.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Tagalog tuba.
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