When you say 'bassoon' are you speaking French?

'Bassoon' is a word borrowed from French 'basson'. The word entered the English language some time around 1724.

bassoon [noun] [1724]

A double-reed woodwind instrument having a long U-shaped conical tube connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube ...

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Etymology: French 'basson' from Italian 'bassone' from 'basso'

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