ocarina

/,ɔkə'ri:nə/

Thân thiện

A musician plays a cheerful tune on a small ocarina.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, often egg-shaped wind musical instrument: An ocarina is a simple wind instrument typically made of terracotta, ceramic, or plastic. It produces sound when the player blows air into a mouthpiece, and different notes are created by covering and uncovering finger holes.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She learned to play a simple melody on her new ocarina.
  • The museum displayed an ancient terracotta ocarina from Central America.

Advanced Usage

• "To play the ocarina": This is the standard phrase for performing music with this instrument.
  • He can play the ocarina quite beautifully.

Variants and Related Words

• None: "Ocarina" does not have common variant spellings. Related terms include wind instrument and vessel flute, which is a technical category for instruments like the ocarina.

Synonyms

• Vessel flute: A more technical term for instruments of this type, where the sound is produced by vibrating air within a closed chamber.
• There are no direct, common synonyms for this specific instrument.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Not applicable. "Ocarina" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs.

Related Idioms

• Not applicable. There are no common idioms featuring the word "ocarina."

Học thuật

Noun

1. egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes

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