trumpa — meaning in English

English meaning

• parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
• trumpet noun A brass musical instrument played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece, typically with valves to change pitch.

Senses

trumpa is used for these senses in English:

• Jew's harp A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.
• parasite (pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]
• trumpet (brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

parasite — full definition

1. noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
2. noun A person who lives off others' effort or generosity without giving anything back.

trumpet — full definition

1. noun A brass musical instrument played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece, typically with valves to change pitch.
2. verb To announce or praise something loudly and publicly.
3. noun The loud, blaring cry made by an elephant.

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