alboka

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noun

A Basque single-reed woodwind instrument having two small-diameter melody pipes with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn.

OriginBasque alboka ← Arabic الْبُوق →
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Meanings

nounalboka (plural albokas)

plural albokas

  1. entertainmentA Basque single-reed woodwind instrument having two small-diameter melody pipes with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn.

Origin

  1. Arabicالْبُوق“the trumpet”
  2. Basquealboka
  3. Englishalboka

Borrowed from Basque alboka, from Arabic الْبُوق (al-būq, “the trumpet”).

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alboka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alboka.

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