"bigophone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bigophones [plural]
Etymology: From Bigot + -phone (after its French inventor Romain Bigot). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Bigot|phone}} Bigot + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} bigophone (plural bigophones)
  1. (music) Any of a series of cheap musical instruments, made to resemble orchestral instruments, that were blown in the manner of a kazoo Categories (topical): Musical instruments Translations (Translations): bigophone [masculine] (French), bigotphone [masculine] (French), bigofono [masculine] (Italian)

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