CONTRAFAGOTTO

contrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoon

(noun) the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

contrafagotto (plural contrafagottos or contrafagotti)

contrabassoon

Source: Wiktionary



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