piffero

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Etymology[edit]

Italian piffero

Noun[edit]

piffero (plural pifferi)

  1. (music) A form of oboe.
  2. (music) A particular organ stop of 2' or 4' pitch imitative of the transverse flute.
    Synonyms: fiffero, voce umana

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle High German pīfer, compare German pfeifen (to whistle). Compare Friulian pifar.

Noun[edit]

piffero m (plural pifferi)

  1. piffero, a relatively short Italian double-reed wind instrument, often accompanied in northern Italy by the Apennine müsa or the accordion, or in southern Italy by the zampogna
  2. piffero or fife player
    Synonym: pifferaio
  3. fife

Descendants[edit]

  • English: piffero