musette

Meaning

Noun

• Any of various form of small bagpipe, especially with a bellows, having a soft sound, and once popular in France.
• A dance tune or pastoral air that imitates this instrument.
• A small instrument similar to an oboe or shawm.
• A small bag or knapsack, with a shoulder strap, used by soldiers, cyclists, etc., containing food or other things.

Origin

• From Middle French musette, later reborrowed from French musette.