tenora
/təˈnɔɾə/
CA
A Catalan double-reed wind instrument similar to the oboe, commonly used in traditional Catalan folk music ensembles called cobles.
La tenora és l'instrument melodic principal de la cobla.
The tenora is the principal melodic instrument in the cobla.
Etymology
The word derives from Catalan 'tenor', referring to the tenor range of the instrument, with origins in Latin 'tenor' meaning 'course, melody'.
Memory Aid
Think 'tenor' plus 'oboe' — the tenora is a tenor-range reed instrument from Catalonia.
Collocations
tenora catalanainstrument de tenoramembra de la tenora
Synonyms
tenortible