trombe marine

trom·ba ma·ri·na

[trom-buh muh-ree-nuh; Italian trawm-bah mah-ree-nah]
noun, plural trom·be ma·ri·ne [trom-bey muh-ree-ney; Italian trawm-be mah-ree-ne] .

Origin:
< Italian: literally, marine trumpet (literal sense unclear); cf. trombone

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tromba marina (ˈtrɒmbə məˈriːnə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an obsolete viol with a long thin body and a single string. It resembled the natural trumpet in its range of notes (limited to harmonics) and its tone
 
[from Italian, literally: marine trumpet]

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