ocarina

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oc·a·ri·na / ˌäkəˈrēnə/ • n. a small egg-shaped wind instrument with a mouthpiece and holes for the fingers.

ocarina

ocarina

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ocarina (It. ‘little goose’). Small keyless wind instr., shaped rather like an egg with holes for fingers and invented c.1860. Made of earthenware or metal. Mainly used as a toy and sometimes nicknamed ‘sweet potato’ (as in once-popular song Sweet Potato Piper).

ocarina

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ocarina XIX. — It., dim. of oca goose (with ref. to its shape).

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