oc·a·ri·na ( k  -r  n)n. A small terra-cotta or plastic wind instrument with finger holes, a mouthpiece, and an elongated ovoid shape. [Italian, from dialectal ucarenna, diminutive of Italian oca, goose (from the fact that its mouthpiece is shaped like a goose's beak), from Vulgar Latin *auca, from *avica, from Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots.] |   |
ocarina [ˌɒkəˈriːnə]
n
(Music / Instruments) an egg-shaped wind instrument with a protruding mouthpiece and six to eight finger holes, producing an almost pure tone Also called (US informal) sweet potato
[from Italian: little goose, from oca goose, ultimately from Latin avis bird]
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| Noun | 1. |  ocarina - egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holeswind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
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