sarrusophone

noun

sar·​ruso·​phone

səˈrüzəˌfōn,

-ˈrəsə-

: a metal wind instrument with a double reed and a tube of wide conical bore played like the bassoon and sometimes used in place of it or a contrabassoon

sarrusophonist

-nə̇st

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Sarrus, 19th century French bandmaster + -o- + -phone

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