Etymology

fagotto

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Today it means: The bassoon. Full definition →

Italian fagotto
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromfagotto
  2. English todayfagotto

From Italian fagotto. So called from being divided into parts for ease of carrying, making it a sort of small bundle or fagot. Doublet of fagot and faggot.

Words from the same roots

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fagot

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