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dulzaina

dulzaina noun: a Spanish double reed musical instrument in the oboe family.

Noun

dulzaina (plural dulzainas)

  1. A Spanish double reed musical instrument in the oboe family.
    • The dulzaina was a double-reed folk instrument, similar to the oboe, which comes from north-central Spain.2010, Frank Koonce, Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World, page 112

Forms of dulzaina

pluraldulzainas
alternative formdolçaina

Origin of dulzaina

Borrowed from Spanish dulzaina. Doublet of doucine.

Questions about dulzaina

What does dulzaina mean?
Dulzaina means a Spanish double reed musical instrument in the oboe family.
What part of speech is dulzaina?
Dulzaina is a noun.
What is the plural of dulzaina?
The plural of dulzaina is dulzainas.

Words near dulzaina in the dictionary

  1. dulwilly
  2. dulxanthone
  3. dulxanthones
  4. duly
  5. duly noted
  6. dulzaina
  7. dulzainas
  8. dulzian
  9. dulzians
  10. dum
  11. dum dum

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