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Synonyms of piccolo

6 similar words

Another word for piccolo is snipe. Other synonyms of piccolo are octave flute, busser, commis waiter, omnibus and quarter bottle.

Synonyms and similar words for piccolo

nounA transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.

  • octave fluteA flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.

nounA waiter’s assistant in a hotel or restaurant.

nounA bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard...

  • quarter bottleA bottle of wine containing 0.1875 liters of fluid, one quarter of the volume of a standard bottle.
  • snipeA bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.

Meaning of piccolo

  1. noun A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
  2. noun An organ stop with the tone of a piccolo flute.
  3. noun A piccolo piano.

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Questions about synonyms of piccolo

What is another word for piccolo?
Piccolo has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as snipe, octave flute, busser, commis waiter, omnibus and quarter bottle.
What does piccolo mean?
Piccolo means a transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: piccolo (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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