bassoon

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French basson. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈsuːn/ (General American) enPR: bə-so͞onʹ, IPA(key): /bəˈsun/ Hyphenation: bas‧soon Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === bassoon (plural bassoons) A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges. Synonym: (dated) fagotto ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bassoon (third-person singular simple present bassoons, present participle bassooning, simple past and past participle bassooned) To play the bassoon. To make a bassoon-like sound. === Further reading === bassoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Noun === bassoon illative singular of basso