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pic·co·lo 
[pik-uh-loh] Pronunciation Key
[pik-uh-loh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -los.
| a small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary flute. |
[Origin: 1855–60; < It: lit., small]
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| pic·co·lo 1
(pĭk'ə-lō') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. pic·co·los A small flute pitched an octave above a regular flute. [French, from Italian, short for (flauto) piccolo, small (flute).] pic'co·lo'ist n. |
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| pic·co·lo 2
(pĭk'ə-lō') Pronunciation Key
adj. Of, relating to, or being a musical instrument considerably smaller than the usual size: a piccolo trumpet; a piccolo concertina. [Italian, small.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
piccolo
piccolo
1856, from Fr. piccolo, from It. flauto piccolo "small flute," from piccolo "small," perhaps a children's made-up word or from picca "point," or perhaps from V.L. root *pikk- "little," related to *piccare "to pierce" (see pike (2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| piccolo | |
noun | |
| a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
piccolo [(pik-uh-loh)]
piccolo [(pik-uh-loh)]
A small, high-pitched flute.
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Piccolo
Pic"co*lo\, n. [It., small.]1. (Mus.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute. 2. (Mus.) A small upright piano. 3. (Mus.) An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.
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