Meanings
nouncontrabasso (plural contrabassos or contrabassi)
plural contrabassos · plural contrabassi
- entertainmentThe largest kind of bass viol.
Origin
- Italiancontrabbasso
- Englishcontrabasso
Borrowed from Italian contrabbasso.
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contrabasso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrabasso
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“contrabasso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrabasso. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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