piffero

Definitions of piffero
  1. noun
    a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
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    type of:
    flauto, tibia
    a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
  2. noun
    a tubular wind instrument
    synonyms: pipa
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    cornamusa, piva, tubatura, zampogna
    a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
    siringa
    a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
    musette
    a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
    fischietto, fischio
    an inexpensive fipple flute
    type of:
    terzino
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
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