"traverso" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traversos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian traverso (or flauto traverso). Doublet of transverse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|traverso}} Italian traverso, {{doublet|en|transverse}} Doublet of transverse Head templates: {{en-noun}} traverso (plural traversos)
  1. (music) A transverse flute of the Baroque period, made in three or four sections with a conical bore from the head joint down. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Woodwind instruments Translations (instrument): barokkihuilu (Finnish), traverso (Finnish)

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