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/pja.no/

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Translation

piano

Word origin

Shortened from Italian pianoforte ('soft-loud'), the name given to the instrument because it could play both quietly and loudly.

Origin
Italian
Root
pianoforte
English cognates
piano, plain

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralpianos

Examples

l' .

She has played the piano since she was six.

.

There are two pianos in the concert hall.

.

The piano takes up a lot of room in the living room.

' .

These old pianos need tuning.

J' .

I taught myself to play the piano.

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This word is part of lesson 43.