/ kɔːˈnetəʊ; NAmE kɔːrˈnetoʊ/ noun
( pl. cor·netti ) (from Italian ) an early musical instrument consisting of a curved tube with holes in that you cover with your fingers while blowing into the end
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Italian , diminutive of corno horn, from Latin cornu . Compare with cornet .