saxophone

Meaning

Noun

1. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
2. Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.

Verb

To play the saxophone.

Synonyms

sax

horn

saxophonist

saxist

Translations

saxophone

🎷

sassofono

🎷

Saxophon

🎷

saxofón

🎷

σαξόφωνο

saxofone

🎷

saxofoon

🎷

saxòfon

🎷

saxófono

🎷

saksafon

🎷

ساكسفون

🎷

Saxofon

saxofono

🎷

saxofon

🎷

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæksəfoʊn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.