sopranino

[ soh-pruh-nee-noh ]

noun,plural so·pra·ni·nos.
  1. a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.

Origin of sopranino

1
1900–05; <Italian, equivalent to sopran(o) soprano + -ino diminutive suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for sopranino

sopranino

/ (ˌsɒprəˈniːnəʊ) /


nounplural -nos
    • the instrument with the highest possible pitch in a family of instruments

    • (as modifier): a sopranino recorder

Origin of sopranino

1
Italian, diminutive of soprano

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