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trompeta

trumpet

noun trohm-PEH-tah Rare

Usage Note

Trompeta refers to the brass instrument as well as to the person who plays it informally (es una trompeta = he/she is a trumpeter). The formal word for the player is trompetista. Do not confuse with trombón (trombone), a related but larger instrument.

Examples

"El niño aprendió a tocar la trompeta."

Natural Translation

The boy learned to play the trumpet.

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