bassoon
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bassoon
- /bəˈsuːn/ UK
- /bəˈsun/ US
Rhymes with -uːn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French basson.
noun bassoons
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A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
Higher and higher every day, / Till over the mast at noon— / The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, / For he heard the loud bassoon.
Similar: fagotto
verb bassoons · bassooning · bassooned
- To play the bassoon.
- To make a bassoon-like sound.
Translations
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noun musical instrument in the woodwind family
| Español | bajón, fagot |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바순 basun |
| 日本語 | ファゴット fagotto, バスーン basūn |
| 中文 | 低音管 dīyīnguǎn, 巴松管 bāsōngguǎn, 大管 dàguǎn |
| हिन्दी | बसून basūn |
| Kiswahili | basuni |
| Português | fagote |
| Français | basson |
| Deutsch | Fagott |
| Italiano | fagotto |
| Ελληνικά | φαγκότο fagkóto |
| Română | fagot |
| Русский | фаго́т fagót |
| Tiếng Việt | kèn fagôt |
| العربية | زمخر zamkhir |
| עברית | בסון |
Talk about this word "bassoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bassoon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bassoon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bassoon "bassoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bassoon.Cite this
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title = {bassoon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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