tuba
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• noun
A large brass wind instrument of bass pitch, typically having three to six valves and a broad bell pointing upward.
"The marching band's booming rhythm was anchored by the deep, resonant notes of the tuba."
A traditional sweet or mildly alcoholic beverage created from the fermented sap of various species of palm trees, widely consumed in the Philippines and parts of Mexico.
"During the provincial fiesta, the locals celebrated by sharing a freshly harvested pitcher of tuba."
A biological tube or canal, particularly the Eustachian tube or the Fallopian tube.
"The medical textbook included detailed diagrams of the tuba uterina, illustrating its vital role in the human reproductive system."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into English in the mid-19th century from Latin 'tuba', meaning 'trumpet' or 'straight bronze war trumpet'. The modern musical instrument was patented in 1835 by Prussian instrument makers.
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