trombón

Definitions of trombón
  1. noun
    a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
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    types:
    sacabuche
    a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
    type of:
    metal
    a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
  2. noun
    a musician who plays the trombone
    synonyms: trombonista
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    type of:
    instrumentista, músico
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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