Saxophone

Noun

 * 1)  A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards

Derived terms

 * saxophonist
 * sopranino saxophone
 * soprano saxophone
 * alto saxophone
 * tenor saxophone
 * baritone saxophone
 * bass saxophone
 * contra-bass saxophone

Thesaurus
English horn, Pandean pipe, aulos, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, bombard, clarinet, contrabassoon, contrafagotto, cromorne, double bassoon, double reed, fife, fipple flute, flageolet, flute, hautboy, heckelphone, hornpipe, licorice stick, musette, oaten reed, oboe, oboe da caccia, ocarina, panpipe, penny-whistle, piccolo, pipe, pommer, recorder, reed, reed instrument, sax, shawm, single reed, single-reed instrument, sonorophone, sweet potato, syrinx, tabor pipe, tenoroon, tin-whistle, whistle, woods, woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind instrument

Etymology
A combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o-: + -phone:, from φωνή:

Translations

 * Arabic: (saksufú:n)
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: saxòfon,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
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 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: סקספון (saksofón)
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: saxófónn


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 색소폰 (saeksopon)
 * Latin: saxophonus
 * Latvian: saksofons
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 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: saxofón, saxófono
 * Swahili:, saksofoni
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 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: xacxô