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Meanings of ocarina in English

Portuguese
ocarina
Catalan
ocarina
Spanish
ocarina

Egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes.

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Usage of ocarina in English
1
And inside she found, carefully wrapped, a curious instrument faintly resembling an ocarina.
The Long War
2
Maggie quietly switched on the ocarina, pointed it at Jake, and listened carefully.
The Long War
3
And suddenly he blew his ocarina in a dreadful manner.
Five Tales
4
It was like an ocarina redesigned by Einstein, Maggie thought.
The Long War
5
A sweet potato becomes a perky ocarina, a bamboo shoot a mellow, reedy flute.
Reuters
6
In the Zelda games, Link plays a tune on his ocarina to summon his horse.
Wired
7
Carl, meanwhile, got hold of the ocarina and experimented until he found a way to say, 'Peppermint.'
The Long War
8
Our song historian Joe Queenan explains the origins of the biggest hit to ever include an ocarina solo.
The Guardian
9
It includes an ocarina solo.
The Guardian
10
The ocarina-like notes of a recorder playing a meagre air were distantly audible; perhaps Welch had breakfasted in his room.
Lucky Jim
11
Hearing his name, the boy Jock blew his ocarina till Mrs. Larne drove him from the room, and Phyllis went on:
Five Tales
12
In 1966, the world was finally ready for an ocarina solo, and the Troggs' Reg Presley was ready to provide it.
The Guardian
13
The setup apparently sounds like a flute or ocarina, and you can alter the pitch with some switches on the handlebars.
Wired
14
We were happy for a while, while he had a horse and that ocarina; but it didn't really work out in the end.
Wired
15
It had already been recorded by an obscure pop combo called the Wild Ones in a version that did not include an ocarina solo.
The Guardian
16
One of them had a hands-off cell phone, shaped like an ocarina but hardly bigger than a peach pit, hooked over his right ear.
Breathless
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Translations for ocarina
Portuguese
ocarina
Catalan
ocarina
Spanish
ocarina
Ocarina through the time