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oboe d'amore

/ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
oboe d'amore
IPA
/ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian oboe d'amore (literally “oboe of love”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/
  • British English: /ˌəʊbəʊ daˈmɔːɹeɪ/

Inflected Forms

oboe d'amores (plural) oboes d'amore (plural) oboi d'amore (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

viola d'amore

Synonyms

hautbois d'amour

Rhymes With

more furore kore korai kiore

Questions

How do you pronounce oboe d'amore?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/.
What does oboe d'amore mean?
An instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C.
Where does oboe d'amore come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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