bocal

Meaning

Noun

A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.
A cylindrical glass vessel with a short wide neck.

Origin

Borrowed from French bocal.

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