pasuuna — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
pasuuna is used for these senses in English:
- angel's trumpet Either of two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura.
- clarion (brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.
- trombone A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
clarion — full definition
- noun A medieval brass instrument with a narrow tube and a high, piercing sound, once used to signal in battle.
- adj Loud, clear, and impossible to ignore — especially describing a message or call to action.