traverso

traverso noun: a transverse flute of the Baroque period, made in three or four sections with a conical bore from the head joint down.

Noun

traverso (plural traversos)

A transverse flute of the Baroque period, made in three or four sections with a conical bore from the head joint down.
- The historical range will be confined basically to the 17th and 18th centuries, Mr. Polisi added, because the Baroque and Classical repertory allows students to transfer their skills between instruments, with, say, conventional string players adapting to gut strings and Baroque bows, and modern...2007 October 29, James R. Oestreich, “Early-Music Maestros Juilliard Plans”, in New York Times

Traverso (plural Traversos)

A surname.
- The bloom was detected in late July in the Oakland and Alameda areas, and dead fish have since washed ashore in the bay as well as at Oakland’s Lake Merritt, California fish and wildlife department spokesperson Jordan Traverso said.2022 September 3, Taylor Romine and Jason Hanna, “An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area”, in CNN

Borrowed from Italian traverso (or flauto traverso). Doublet of transverse.

What does traverso mean?: Traverso means a transverse flute of the Baroque period, made in three or four sections with a conical bore from the head joint down.
What part of speech is traverso?: Traverso can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of traverso?: The plural of traverso is traversos.

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