ocarina
oc·a·ri·na / ˌäkəˈrēnə/ • n. a small egg-shaped wind instrument with a mouthpiece and holes for the fingers.
ocarina
ocarina (It. ‘little goose’). Small keyless wind instr., shaped rather like an egg with holes for fingers and invented c.1860. Made of earthenware or metal. Mainly used as a toy and sometimes nicknamed ‘sweet potato’ (as in once-popular song Sweet Potato Piper).
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