fiscorn
/fiˈskɔɾn/
CA
A Catalan brass musical instrument similar to a bugle, typically used in traditional folk festivals and processions.
El fiscorn és un instrument molt característic de les festes majors catalanes.
The fiscorn is a very characteristic instrument of Catalan major festivals.
Etymology
Derived from the Catalan word 'fisc', meaning 'purse' or 'bag', referring to the shape of the instrument's bell. It was first documented in Catalonia in the 19th century as part of traditional wind bands.
Memory Aid
Fiscorn sounds like 'fish horn' - imagine a horn played at a coastal Catalan fish festival to help remember it.
Collocations
cobla de fiscornstocar el fiscornfiscorn català
Synonyms
fiscorn català