piccolo
/ˈpɪkələʊ/US/ˈpɪkəloʊ/
piccolo noun: a transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
Noun
piccolo (plural piccolos or piccoli)
- A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
- Synonyms:
- octave flute
- An organ stop with the tone of a piccolo flute.
- A piccolo piano.
- A waiter’s assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
- [A]s I fled I felt Laploshka's reproachful eyes watching the amount that I gave to the piccolo—out of his two francs.1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Soul of Laploshka”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 71
- A coin-operated gramophone; a jukebox.
- A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.
- Synonyms:
- quarter bottle, snipe
Adjective
piccolo
- Designating the highest-pitched or smallest of a family of musical instruments.
- There is also the Piccolo Trumpet, built in D, which can with ease attack high notes which are outside the range of the ordinary B flat instrument, as well as the rarely used Bass Trumpet.1945, Christian Darnton, You and Music, 2nd edition, New York: Pelican Books, retrieved 20 Feb 2022, page 65
Proper noun capitalized: Piccolo
Piccolo (plural Piccolos)
- A surname from Italian.
piccolo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
piccolo in Hindi
- small, high-pitched transverse flute
- पिकॉलो pikŏlo
piccolo in Tamil
- பிக்கோலோ, பிகோலோ
piccolo in Marathi
- small, high-pitched transverse flute
- पिक्कोलो pikkolo
piccolo in Urdu
- پککولو, پکولو, پیکولو
More languagesFewer languages
- piccolo in Bengali
- একটি ছোটো বাঁশি
- piccolo in Telugu
- పికోలో
- piccolo in Malayalam
- പിക്കോളോ, പിക്കോലോ, പികോളോ
- piccolo in Kannada
- ಪಿಕ್ಕೋಲೋ, ಪಿಕೊಲೊ, ಪಿಕೋಲೋ
- piccolo in Punjabi
- ਪਿਕਕੋਲੋ, ਪਿਕੋਲੋ, ਪਿਕਲੋ
- piccolo in Gujarati
- પિકકોલો, પિકોલો, પીકોલો
- piccolo in Odia
- ପିକୋଲୋ, ପିକ୍କୋଲୋ, ପିକକୋଲୋ
- piccolo in Nepali
- बाँसुरि bā̃suri
- piccolo in Tagalog
- plawtin
- piccolo in Indonesian
- pikolo
Synonyms of piccolo
- octave flute
- busser
- commis waiter
- quarter bottle
- snipe
- omnibus
Forms of piccolo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | piccolos |
| plural | piccoli |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Piccolos |
Origin of piccolo
From Italian piccolo (“small”).
Borrowed from Italian Piccolo.
Words formed from piccolo
Questions about piccolo
- What does piccolo mean?
- Piccolo means a transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
- What is piccolo in Hindi?
- Piccolo in Hindi is पिकॉलो (pikŏlo). See Piccolo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is piccolo?
- Piccolo can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce piccolo?
- Piccolo is pronounced /ˈpɪkələʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of piccolo?
- The plural of piccolo is piccolos.
Words near piccolo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: piccolo (page history and authors); Piccolo (page history and authors); piccolo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piccolo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piccolo (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); piccolo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piccolo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piccolo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piccolo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piccolo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); piccolo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); बाँसुरि (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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