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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKazoo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaˈt͡suː
"Das Kind blies fröhlich in das Kazoo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small toy musical instrument consisting of a hollow tube with a membrane that produces a buzzing tone when the player hums into it.
"Children in the marching band played the kazoo with great enthusiasm." - 2
The distinctive buzzing sound produced by playing this instrument.
"His comedic impression was accompanied by a funny kazoo noise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is an American coinage dating back to the mid-19th century, with the first patent issued in the United States in 1883 to Alabama inventor Warren Herbert Frost. It is largely considered an imitative, onomatopoeic creation mimicking the buzzing sound produced by the instrument rather than deriving from a specific historical root language.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kazoo" is said worldwide
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kazoo
Transliteration: ka.zu
"Il joue du kazoo dans le groupe."
Kazoo
Transliteration: kaˈt͡suː
"Das Kind blies fröhlich in das Kazoo."
kazoo
Transliteration: kaˈzu
"Suonare il kazoo è molto divertente."
kazoo
Transliteration: kaˈsu
"Tocó una melodía alegre con su kazoo."
kazoo
Transliteration: kaˈzu
"Ele tocou o kazoo durante a festa de aniversário."
कज़ू
Transliteration: kazoo
"उसने संगीत में कज़ू बजाया।"
卡祖笛
Transliteration: kǎ zǔ dí
"他吹奏着卡祖笛非常开心。"
카주
Transliteration: kaju
"그는 음악 시간에 카주를 불었습니다."
カズー
Transliteration: kazū
"彼は陽気にカズーを演奏した。"
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