Etymology

piccolo

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Today it means: A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher. Full definition →

Italian piccolo
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piccolo · noun, adjective1

  1. Italian · derived frompiccolo“small”
  2. English todaypiccolo

From Italian piccolo (“small”).

Piccolo · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromPiccolo
  2. English todayPiccolo

Borrowed from Italian Piccolo.

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