Etymology

alboka

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Today it means: A Basque single-reed woodwind instrument having two small-diameter melody pipes with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn. Full definition →

Basque alboka ← Arabic الْبُوق
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromالْبُوق“the trumpet”
  2. Basque · borrowed fromalboka
  3. English todayalboka

Borrowed from Basque alboka, from Arabic الْبُوق (al-būq, “the trumpet”).

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