piccolo

pic·co·lo ¹

 (pĭk′ə-lō′)

n. pl. pic·co·los

A small flute pitched an octave above a regular flute.

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[French, from Italian, short for (flauto) piccolo, small (flute); see piccolo².]

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pic′co·lo′ist n.

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pic·co·lo ²

 (pĭk′ə-lō′)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a musical instrument considerably smaller than the usual size: a piccolo trumpet; a piccolo concertina.

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[Italian piccolo, small; probably akin to Italian piccino, Portuguese pequeno, and Spanish pequeño.]

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piccolo

(ˈpɪkəˌləʊ)

n, pl -los

(Instruments) a woodwind instrument, the smallest member of the flute family, lying an octave above that of the flute. See flute¹

[C19: from Italian: small; compare English petty, French petit]

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pic•co•lo

(ˈpɪk əˌloʊ)

n., pl. -los.

a small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary flute.

[1855–60; < Italian: literally, small]

pic′co•lo`ist, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

piccolo - a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute flute, transverse flute - a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

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Translations

ناي أو فْلوت صَغير

pikola

piccolofløjte

Piccoloflöte

πίκολο

piccolo

pikoló

pikkólóflauta

ottavino

pikola

pikolo

pikkolofløyte

флейта-пикколо

küçük flütpikolo

短笛

piccolo

[ˈpɪkələʊ] N (piccolos (pl)) → flautín m, píccolo m

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piccolo

[ˈpɪkələʊ] n → piccolo m

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piccolo

n → Pikkoloflöte f

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piccolo

[ˈpɪkələʊ] n (-s (pl)) (Mus) → ottavino

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piccolo

(ˈpikələu) – plural ˈpiccolos – noun

a kind of small, high-pitched flute. He plays the piccolo. pikkolo ناي أو فْلوت صَغير пиколо flautim pikola die Pikkoloflöte piccolofløjte πίκολοflautín pikoloflööt سازی شبیه به فلوت pikkolohuilu piccolo חֲלִילוֹן एक प्रकार की बांसुरी pikolo (instrument) pikoló suling pikkólóflauta ottavino ピッコロ 피콜로 pikola pikolo (flauta) pikolo piccolopikkolofløyte pikolo يوه وړه شپيلى چې تيره غږلري او رواجي شپيلوته يې غږاته پردې لوړدي اوچتول، ټولول، غوره كول، په كښې ( كلنګ ) كنل flautim piculină пикколо pikola pikolo pikolo pickolaflöjt ขลุ่ยสั้นชนิดหนึ่ง küçük flüt, pikolo 短笛 пікколо, мала флейта ايک قسم کي بانسري sáo kim 短笛

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