Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarrusophone

/səˈɹuːsəˌfəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sar-ru-so-phone
IPA: /səˈɹuːsəˌfəʊn/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands.

Etymology

From Pierre-Auguste Sarrus, French bandmaster.

Inflected Forms

sarrusophones (plural)

Derived Forms

sarrusophonist

Questions

How do you pronounce sarrusophone?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹuːsəˌfəʊn/.
What does sarrusophone mean?: Any of a family of wind instruments intended to replace the oboe and bassoon in bands.
Where does sarrusophone come from?: From Pierre-Auguste Sarrus, French bandmaster.

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