ocarina
English
Alternative forms
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/
Audio (New England) (file)
Noun
ocarina (plural ocarinas)
Derived terms
Translations
musical instrument
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See also
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “ocarina”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Diminutive of oca (“goose”), derived from Vulgar Latin *auca < Late Latin *avica, from classical Latin avis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.kaˈri.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: o‧ca‧rì‧na
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /okaˈɾina/ [o.kaˈɾi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: o‧ca‧ri‧na
Further reading
- “ocarina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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