ocarina
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- noun
- /ˌoʊkəˈriːnə/
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ocarina
- Ashley Cratty's performance with a 12,000-year-old instrument, the ocarina, was one of the more intriguing.
- play an ocarina
So some of the other things that I've done include building a home automation system controlled entirely with an ocarina.
- So some of the other things that I've done include building a home automation system controlled entirely with an ocarina.
Examples
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Then, in June 1992, Natividad's wife, Jamie, brought home an ocarina from Arizona.
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So when you get here, we'll have an ocarina concert.
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Then I remembered I haven't practiced my ocarina in forever.
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As the track progresses, it reveals some truly virtuosic ocarina/flute playing that carries both mournfulness and joy.
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The musician played a haunting melody on her ocarina during the evening concert.
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He crafted a beautiful ocarina out of clay, complete with intricate designs.
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At the festival, visitors were delighted by the sound of the ocarina echoing through the air.
Synonyms
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A small egg-shaped clay wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ocarina comes from the Italian oca 'goose' and the small ending -ina 'little', so it means 'little goose'. Early clay ocarinas often looked like birds or eggs and made a soft, bird-like whistle, so that name helps you remember this small, egg-shaped wind instrument.