TUBA


Meaning of TUBA in English

/ ˈtjuːbə; NAmE ˈtuːbə/ noun

a large brass musical instrument that you play by blowing, and that produces low notes

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: via Italian from Latin , trumpet .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.