tromboncino

English

Noun

tromboncino (plural tromboncinos or tromboncini)

  1. A kind of squash, that grows on a vine, has a shape reminiscent of a trombone, is eaten as a summer squash, and often exceeds two feet in length when mature as a winter squash.

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Italian

Etymology

Diminutive, from trombone +‎ -cino.

Noun

tromboncino m (plural tromboncini)

  1. spigot-type grenade launcher; device attached to the barrel of a gun for firing smoke or similar canisters
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