bocaux

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A form of bocal — A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bocal

Origin

  1. Frenchbocaux
  2. Frenchbocaux
  3. Englishbocaux

Borrowed from French bocaux.

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APA

bocaux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bocaux

MLA

“bocaux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bocaux. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bocaux,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bocaux.

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