ka·zoo
(kə-zo͞o′)n. pl. ka·zoos
A simple musical instrument consisting of a metal or plastic tube with a single hole covered by a thin membrane that produces a buzzing sound when the player hums or sings into the mouthpiece.
[Perhaps imitative of its sound.]
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kazoo
(kəˈzuː)n, pl -zoos
(Instruments) a cigar-shaped musical instrument of metal or plastic with a membranous diaphragm of thin paper that vibrates with a nasal sound when the player hums into it
[C20: probably imitative of the sound produced]
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ka•zoo
(kəˈzu)n., pl. -zoos.
a musical toy consisting of a tube that is open at both ends and has a hole in the side covered with parchment or membrane, which produces a buzzing sound when the performer hums into one end.
[1880–85]
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kazoo
, bazooka - Dutch bazu, "trumpet," gives us the words kazoo and bazooka, the latter originally being a form of kazoo that was a long sounding-horn.See also related terms for trumpet.
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| Noun | 1. |  kazoo - a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiecewind 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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kazoo
[kəˈzuː] n → kazoo mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005