Did you know that 'trombone' is actually Italian?

'Trombone' is a word borrowed from Italian 'tromba'. The word entered the English language some time around 1724.

trombone [noun] [circa 1724]

A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for ...

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Etymology: Italian, augmentative of 'tromba' trumpet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German 'trumba, trumpa' trumpet

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