flauta dulce

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “sweet flute”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌflauta ˈdulθe/ [ˌflau̯.t̪a ˈð̞ul̟.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌflauta ˈdulse/ [ˌflau̯.t̪a ˈð̞ul.se]
• Syllabification: flau‧ta dul‧ce

Noun

flauta dulce f (plural flautas dulces)

1. (music) recorder (instrument)

Further reading

• “flauta dulce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10