Etymology

oboe d'amore

Today it means: An instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C. Full definition →

Italian oboe d'amore
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromoboe d'amore
  2. English todayoboe d'amore

Borrowed from Italian oboe d'amore (literally “oboe of love”).

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