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trombeta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • trumpet noun A brass musical instrument played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece, typically with valves to change pitch.
  • trumpeter noun A person who plays the trumpet.

Senses

trombeta is used for these senses in English:

  • angel's trumpet Either of two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura.
  • jimsonweed (US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, occasionally ingested as a hallucinogen.
  • thorn apple Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
  • 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.

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.

trumpeter — full definition

  1. noun A person who plays the trumpet.
  2. noun A large white swan native to North America, known for its loud, trumpet-like call.

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