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xilofone.

xylophone (instrument consisting of wooden bars struck by mallets)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃi.loˈfõ.ni/Brazil/ʃi.lɔˈfɔ.nɨ/Portugal

  1. xylophone (instrument consisting of wooden bars struck by mallets)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon)der. Portuguese xilo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)lbor. Portuguese -fone Portuguese xilofone From xilo- + -fone.

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