contrabass
con‧tra‧bass /ˌkɒntrəˈbeɪs $ ˌkɑːn-/
noun [countable]
con‧tra‧bass /ˌkɒntrəˈbeɪs $ ˌkɑːn-/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Italian
Origin: contrabbasso, from contra- ( ⇨ contralto) + basso (, bassoon)
a double bass
Language: Italian
Origin: contrabbasso, from contra- ( ⇨ contralto) + basso (, bassoon)