Etymology

sopranino

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Today it means: a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class Full definition →

Italian soprano
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  1. Italian · derived fromsoprano
  2. English todaysopranino

From Italian soprano + -ino (diminutive).

Words from the same roots

Italiansoprano all →

sopranosopranino recorder

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.