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ocarina definition

oca·rina (äk′ə rē′nə)

noun

a small, simple wind instrument shaped like a sweet potato, with finger holes and a mouthpiece: it produces soft, hollow tones

Etymology: It, dim. of oca, a goose < LL auca, a goose (< *avica, back-form. < L avicula, dim. of avis, bird): from its fancied resemblance in shape

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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