ocarina

Alternative forms

• ochorina

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ocarina (literally “little goose”), due to the musical instrument's resemblance to the animal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒkəˈɹiːnə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑkəˈɹinə/, /oʊkəˈɹinə/

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Noun

ocarina (plural ocarinas)

1. (music) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.

Anagrams

• Aaronic

Etymology

From Italian ocarina.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /o.kəˈɾi.nə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u.kəˈɾi.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /o.kaˈɾi.na/

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarines)

1. ocarina

Etymology

Diminutive of oca (“goose”), derived from Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧ca‧rì‧na

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarine)

1. (music) ocarina

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧ca‧ri‧na

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarinas)

1. (music) ocarina (an oval wind instrument)

Etymology

From Italian ocarina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /okaˈɾina/
• Hyphenation: o‧ca‧ri‧na

Noun

ocarina f (plural ocarinas)

1. ocarina