bombardon

Etymology

French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

Noun

bombardon (plural bombardons)

1. A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
2. A bass instrument of the shawm family
3. A organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.

See also

• bombard

Etymology

From French, from Italian bombardone

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: bom‧bar‧don

Noun

bombardon m (plural bombardons, diminutive bomdardonnetje n)

1. bombardon, certain bass instruments

Etymology

From Italian bombardone

Noun

bombardon m (plural bombardons)

1. bombardon, certain bass instruments, notably a tuba

Further reading

• “bombardon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).