ancia

See also: ancià, anciã, -ancia, and -ância

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French anche (“reed”), from Old High German ancha (“leg, shin”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈan.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -antʃa
  • Hyphenation: àn‧cia

Noun

ancia f (plural ancie)

  1. (music) reed (of a woodwind instrument)
    Synonym: linguetta

References

  1. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “ancia”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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