CONTRABASSI

Noun

contrabassi

plural of contrabasso

Source: Wiktionary


CONTRABASSO

Con`tra*bas"so, n. Etym: [It. contrabasso.] (Mus.)

Definition: The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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