saxophone
nounmasculine/sɐksuˈfɔnɨ/medium
sa·xo·fo·ne
Definition
A musical wind instrument, usually made of brass, with a conical body and a single-reed mouthpiece.
He played a beautiful melody on the saxophone.
The jazz band featured a powerful saxophone section.
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Common collocations
play the saxophonetenor saxophonealto saxophonesaxophone solo
Etymology
Do francês 'saxophone', nome dado pelo seu inventor Adolphe Sax.