traverso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A transverse flute of the Baroque period, made in three or four sections with a conical bore from the head joint down.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

traverso traversos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian traverso (or flauto traverso). Doublet of transverse.

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