contrabassoon en · NOUN
Etymology
Semi-anglicized version of Italian contrafagotto, probably following the model of the English word contrabass (which derives from Italian contrabbasso).
Meanings
- A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contrabassoons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
double bassoon · contrafagotto
Translations (17)
ga ollbhasún (contrabassoon) · ca contrafagot (contrabassoon) · gl contrafagot (contrabassoon) · cmn 低音大管 (contrabassoon) · it controfagotto (contrabassoon) · pl kontrafagot (contrabassoon) · fi kontrafagotti (contrabassoon) · pt contrafagote (contrabassoon) · is kontrafagott (contrabassoon) · cmn 低音巴松管 (contrabassoon) · el κόντρα φαγκότο (contrabassoon) · ru контрафаго́т (contrabassoon) · ja コントラファゴット (contrabassoon) · cs kontrafagot (contrabassoon) · fr contrebasson (contrabassoon) · es contrafagot (contrabassoon) · cmn 倍低音管 (contrabassoon)