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ocarina

/ɑkəˈɹinə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
oca-ri-na
IPA
/ɑkəˈɹinə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -ica Latin *avica Late Latin auca Italian oca Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īna Italian -ina Italian ocarinabor. English ocarina Borrowed from Italian ocarina (literally “little goose”), due to the musical instrument's resemblance to the animal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑkəˈɹinə/
  • British English: /ɒkəˈɹiːnə/

Inflected Forms

ocarinas (plural) ochorina (alternative)

Derived Forms

ocarinist

Phrases

vessel flute

Frequently Paired Words

vessel flute

Synonyms

sweet potato

Questions

How do you pronounce ocarina?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑkəˈɹinə/.
What does ocarina mean?
A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
Where does ocarina come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Italic *awis Latin avis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -ica Latin *avica Late Latin auca Italian oca Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īna Italian -ina Italian ocarinabor. English ocarina Borrowed from Italian ocarina (literally “little goose”), due to the musical instrument's resemblance to the animal.

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