piffero
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]piffero (plural pifferi)
- (music) A form of oboe.
- (music) A particular organ stop of 2' or 4' pitch imitative of the transverse flute.
- Synonyms: fiffero, voce umana
Related terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle High German pīfer, compare German pfeifen (“to whistle”). Compare Friulian pifar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]piffero m (plural pifferi)
- piffero, a relatively short Italian double-reed wind instrument, often accompanied in northern Italy by the Apennine müsa or the accordion, or in southern Italy by the zampogna
- piffero or fife player
- Synonym: pifferaio
- fife
Descendants
[edit]- → English: piffero
Further reading
[edit]- piffero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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