Definitions for piccoloˈpɪk əˌloʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pic•co•loˈpɪk əˌloʊ(n.)(pl.)-los.

  1. a small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary flute.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of piccolo:

1855–60; < It: lit., small

pic′co•lo`ist(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. piccolo(noun)

    a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute

Wiktionary

  1. piccolo(Noun)

    An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller, and playing an octave higher.

  2. piccolo(Noun)

    A waiter's assistant in a hotel or restaurant.

  3. piccolo(Noun)

    A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 liters of fluid, 1/4 the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or snipe.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Piccolo(noun)

    a small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute

  2. Piccolo(noun)

    a small upright piano

  3. Piccolo(noun)

    an organ stop, with a high, piercing tone


Translations for piccolo

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

piccolo(noun)

a kind of small, high-pitched flute

He plays the piccolo.

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