Etymology

bazoo

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Today it means: A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn. Full definition →

Dutch bazuin
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The story

  1. Dutch · borrowed frombazuin“trumpet”
  2. English todaybazoo

Probably from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). First attested in the mid 19th century.

Words from the same roots

Dutchbazuin all →

bazooka

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