pianoforte

CEFRB2

/piˌænəʊˈfɔːteɪ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Another name for a piano.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A piano.

Examples

  • He learned to play classical pieces on the pianoforte.

  • The old house had a beautiful antique mahogany pianoforte.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /piˌænəˈfɔɹti/
  • /piˌænəʊˈfɔːt/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • She practiced the classic sonata on her pianoforte for hours.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The musician performed a beautiful sonata on the blank, an early keyboard instrument.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Italian pianoforte.