bombardon

English

Etymology

French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

Noun

bombardon (plural bombardons)

1. (music) A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
2. (music) A bass instrument of the shawm family
3. A organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.

See also

• bombard

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɔm.bɑrˈdɔn/

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• Hyphenation: bom‧bar‧don
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bombardon m (plural bombardons, diminutive bomdardonnetje n)

1. bombardon, bass tuba

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French

Etymology

From Italian bombardone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.baʁ.dɔ̃/

Noun

bombardon m (plural bombardons)

1. bombardon, certain bass instruments, notably a tuba

Further reading

• “bombardon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.