oboe d'amore

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian oboe d'amore (literally oboe of love).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊbəʊ daˈmɔːɹeɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹeɪ

Noun

oboe d'amore (plural oboe d'amores or oboes d'amore or oboi d'amore)

  1. An instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C.
    Synonym: hautbois d'amour (less common, French borrowing)
    Hypernym: oboe

Coordinate terms

  • viola d'amore

Translations


Italian

Etymology

Literally “oboe of love”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔ.bo.e d‿aˈmo.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore

Noun

oboe d'amore m (plural oboi d'amore)

  1. oboe d'amore (instrument of the oboe family)
    Hypernym: oboe

Coordinate terms

  • viola d'amore
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