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piano

piano

noun pee-AH-no Less Common

Origin: Italian 'pianoforte', meaning 'soft-loud'

Usage Note

Piano is masculine in French: un piano, le piano. The upright version is un piano droit and the grand piano is un piano à queue ('a piano with a tail'). A pianist is un/une pianiste.

Examples

"Elle joue du piano chaque matin."

Natural Translation

She plays the piano every morning.

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