"piffero" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pifferi [plural]
Etymology: From Italian piffero. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|piffero}} Italian piffero Head templates: {{en-noun|pifferi}} piffero (plural pifferi)
  1. (music) A form of oboe. Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-piffero-en-noun-e2r20Mee Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) A particular organ stop of 2' or 4' pitch imitative of the transverse flute. Categories (topical): Music, Woodwind instruments Synonyms: fiffero, voce umana
    Sense id: en-piffero-en-noun-WPznFIgR Disambiguation of Woodwind instruments: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 48 36 5 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 58 31 3 6 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pifferata

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈpif.fe.ro/ Forms: pifferi [plural], piffaro [alternative]
Rhymes: -iffero Etymology: Borrowed from Middle High German pīfer, compare German pfeifen (“to whistle”). Compare Friulian pifar. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|gmh|pīfer|}} Borrowed from Middle High German pīfer, {{cog|de|pfeifen||to whistle}} German pfeifen (“to whistle”), {{cog|fur|pifar}} Friulian pifar Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} piffero m (plural pifferi)
  1. piffero, a relatively short Italian double-reed wind instrument, often accompanied in northern Italy by the Apennine müsa or the accordion, or in southern Italy by the zampogna Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-piffero-it-noun-796DwCU3 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 45 18 37 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 84 5 10
  2. piffero or fife player Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Musical instruments Synonyms: pifferaio
    Sense id: en-piffero-it-noun-81Z2S6Sd Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 45 18 37
  3. fife Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-piffero-it-noun-dGfUxUyx Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 45 18 37

Inflected forms

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