Feminine

siringe

Meaning

  1. (feminine) syrinx (very old flute, with transverse wind, consisting of a series of tubes that produce a scale, Pan flute)
  2. (feminine) syrinx (sound-producing organ, in birds, which is found at the lower end of the trachea)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/siˈɾĩ.ʒi/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx). Doublet of seringa.

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