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tromboon

tromboon noun: a trombone with the reed and bocal of a bassoon placed instead of the usual mouthpiece, which combines the limitations of both instruments, producing a loud comical sound.

Noun

tromboon (plural tromboons)

  1. A trombone with the reed and bocal of a bassoon placed instead of the usual mouthpiece, which combines the limitations of both instruments, producing a loud comical sound.
  2. An awkward union of disparate elements combining the disadvantages of both.

Forms of tromboon

pluraltromboons

Origin of tromboon

Blend of trombone + bassoon, humorously coined by composer Peter Schickele, attributed to fictitious composer P. D. Q. Bach.

Questions about tromboon

What does tromboon mean?
Tromboon means a trombone with the reed and bocal of a bassoon placed instead of the usual mouthpiece, which combines the limitations of both instruments, producing a loud comical sound.
What part of speech is tromboon?
Tromboon is a noun.
What is the plural of tromboon?
The plural of tromboon is tromboons.

Words near tromboon in the dictionary

  1. tromboni
  2. tromboning
  3. trombonist
  4. trombonists
  5. trombony
  6. tromboon
  7. tromboons
  8. trombopoietine
  9. trombospondin
  10. tromboxan
  11. tromboxane

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