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ocarina

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

ocarina , musical wind instrument with eight finger holes and two thumb holes, rather egg-shaped, and made of metal, terra-cotta or plastic. Unlike other wind instuments, it produces pure tones that lack overtones. It was invented in the late 19th cent. in Italy and is popular with amateurs for its relative simplicity and low cost. It is occasionally called a "sweet potato" because of its shape.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

ocarina (It. ‘little goose’). Small keyless wind instr., shaped rather like an egg with holes for fingers and invented c.1860. Made of earthenware or metal. Mainly used as a toy and sometimes nicknamed ‘sweet potato’ (as in once-popular song Sweet Potato Piper).

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "ocarina." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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ocarina

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

oc·a·ri·na / ˌäkəˈrēnə/ • n. a small egg-shaped wind instrument with a mouthpiece and holes for the fingers.

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ocarina

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

ocarina XIX. — It., dim. of oca goose (with ref. to its shape).

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ocarina

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

ocarina •abstainer, arcana, campaigner, Cana, caner, cantilena, complainer, container, detainer, drainer, entertainer, explainer, Gaenor, gainer, Gaynor, grainer, Jena, Lena, maintainer, Marlene, N'Djamena, obtainer, ordainer, planar, planer, profaner, Rayner, retainer, scena, seiner, Sinn Feiner, strainer, sustainer, trainer, uniplanar •straightener •Adelina, Angelina, arena, Argentina, ballerina, Ballymena, Bettina, Bukovina, Burkina, cantina, Cartagena, casuarina, catena, Christina, cleaner, concertina, congener, contravener, convener, Cortina, demeanour (US demeanor), deus ex machina, duodena, Edwina, Ena, farina, Filipina, galena, Georgina, Gina, gleaner, hyena, Ina, intervener, kachina, kina, Magdalena, marina, Martina, Medina, Messalina, Messina, misdemeanour (US misdemeanor), Nina, novena, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Philomena, piscina, retsina, Rowena, Sabrina, scarlatina, screener, Selina, semolina, Seraphina, Serena, Sheena, signorina, sonatina, subpoena, Taormina, tsarina, verbena, vina, weaner, wiener, Wilhelmina, Zena •sweetener • pipecleaner

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