oboe d'amore

UK/ˌəʊbəʊ daˈmɔːɹeɪ/US/ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/

noun

An instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C.

Similar
hautbois d'amour

Meanings

nounoboe d'amore (plural oboe d'amores or oboes d'amore or oboi d'amore)

plural oboe d'amores · plural oboes d'amore · plural oboi d'amore

  1. An instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C.

    Synonyms: hautbois d'amour

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C.

Similar
hautbois d'amour

Origin

  1. Italianoboe d'amore
  2. Englishoboe d'amore

Borrowed from Italian oboe d'amore (literally “oboe of love”).

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Translations

Catalan oboè d'amor
  • oboè d'amorinstrument of the oboe family
Chinese Mandarin 柔音雙簧管 /柔音双簧管
  • 柔音雙簧管 /柔音双簧管 (róuyīn shuānghuángguǎn)instrument of the oboe family
Danish obo d'amore
  • obo d'amoreinstrument of the oboe family
Dutch oboe d'amore, liefdeshobo
  • oboe d'amoreinstrument of the oboe family
  • liefdeshoboinstrument of the oboe family
Esperanto hobojo de amoro
  • hobojo de amoroinstrument of the oboe family
Finnish oboe d’amore, lemmenoboe
  • oboe d’amoreinstrument of the oboe family
  • lemmenoboeinstrument of the oboe family
French hautbois d'amour
  • hautbois d'amourinstrument of the oboe family
German Oboe d'Amore, Liebesoboe
  • Oboe d'Amoreinstrument of the oboe family
  • Liebesoboeinstrument of the oboe family
Hebrew אַבּוּב דָ׳אמוֹרֶה, אַבּוּב אַהֲבָה
  • אַבּוּב דָ׳אמוֹרֶה (abúv d'amóre)instrument of the oboe family
  • אַבּוּב אַהֲבָה (abúv ahavá)instrument of the oboe family
Hungarian oboa d'amore
  • oboa d'amoreinstrument of the oboe family
Icelandic ástaróbó
  • ástaróbóinstrument of the oboe family
Italian oboe d'amore
  • oboe d'amoreinstrument of the oboe family
Japanese オーボエ・ダモーレ
  • オーボエ・ダモーレ (ōboe damōre)instrument of the oboe family
Norwegian Bokmål oboe d'amore, hautbois d'amour
  • oboe d'amoreinstrument of the oboe family
  • hautbois d'amourinstrument of the oboe family
  • kjærlighetsoboinstrument of the oboe family
Persian ابوا دامور
  • ابوا دامور (obovâ dâmore)instrument of the oboe family
Polish obój miłosny
  • obój miłosnyinstrument of the oboe family
Portuguese oboe d'amore, oboé d'amore
  • oboe d'amoreinstrument of the oboe family
  • oboé d'amoreinstrument of the oboe family
Russian гобо́й д’аму́р
  • гобо́й д’аму́р (gobój d’amúr)instrument of the oboe family
Spanish oboe de amor
  • oboe de amorinstrument of the oboe family
Ukrainian гобо́й д'аму́р
  • гобо́й д'аму́р (hobój dʺamúr)instrument of the oboe family

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APA

oboe d'amore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oboe%20d'amore

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“oboe d'amore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oboe%20d'amore. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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