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cimbasso

Syllables: cim·bas·so

cimbasso noun: a cylindrical valved instrument in the low brass family, closely related to the trombone and normally pitched a fifth or an octave below the tenor and bass trombones.

Noun

cimbasso (plural cimbassos or cimbassi)

  1. A cylindrical valved instrument in the low brass family, closely related to the trombone and normally pitched a fifth or an octave below the tenor and bass trombones.

Forms of cimbasso

pluralcimbassos
pluralcimbassi

Origin of cimbasso

From Italian.

Questions about cimbasso

What does cimbasso mean?
Cimbasso means a cylindrical valved instrument in the low brass family, closely related to the trombone and normally pitched a fifth or an octave below the tenor and bass trombones.
What part of speech is cimbasso?
Cimbasso is a noun.
What is the plural of cimbasso?
The plural of cimbasso is cimbassos.

Words near cimbasso in the dictionary

  1. cimbalon
  2. cimbalons
  3. cimbals
  4. Cimbalstern
  5. cimbassi
  6. cimbasso
  7. cimbassos
  8. cimbia
  9. cimbias
  10. cimbicid
  11. cimbicids

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