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blockflute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
block-flute
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical instrument of the woodwind family constructed using a fipple plug; a recorder.

Etymology

From the fipple plug ("block") that constricts the mount of the instrument + flute. Corresponds to German Blockflöte, Dutch blokfluit, Danish blokfløjte, Swedish blockflöjt, Icelandic blokkflauta, Norwegian blokkfløyte.

Inflected Forms

blockflutes (plural)

Derived Forms

blockflutist

Synonyms

recorder

Questions

What does blockflute mean?
A musical instrument of the woodwind family constructed using a fipple plug; a recorder.
Where does blockflute come from?
From the fipple plug ("block") that constricts the mount of the instrument + flute. Corresponds to German Blockflöte, Dutch blokfluit, Danish blokfløjte, Swedish blockflöjt, Icelandic blokkflauta, Norwegian blokkfløyte.

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