Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluviol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flu-vi-ol
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small piccolo-like wooden flute used to accompany the sardana.

Example Sentences

"They are danced to the music of a curious orchestra of eleven instruments. The uppermost of these instruments is the fluviol, which is the melodic agent in the primitive combination of two instruments performed upon by the same player."
"Sardanas begin with an improvised fluviol solo introduction of ten measures."

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan fluviol.

Word Breakdown

Root: fluviol

Inflected Forms

fluviols (plural)

Questions

What does fluviol mean?: A small piccolo-like wooden flute used to accompany the sardana.
Where does fluviol come from?: Borrowed from Catalan fluviol.

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