"bazoo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-bazoo.ogg [Australia] Forms: bazoos [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). First attested in the mid 19th c.. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|bazuin|t=trumpet}} Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”), {{etydate/the|mid 19th c.}} the mid 19th c., {{etydate|mid 19th c.}} First attested in the mid 19th c.. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bazoo (plural bazoos)
  1. (Canada, US, dated) A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn. Tags: Canada, US, dated Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Woodwind instruments
    Sense id: en-bazoo-en-noun-gj8RAz6t Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 91 9 Disambiguation of Woodwind instruments: 95 5 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29
  2. (US, slang) A person's mouth. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-bazoo-en-noun-Ym39mtR7 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bazooka

Inflected forms

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