chirimia

noun

chi·​ri·​mia

ˌchirəˈmēə

variants or chirimilla

-ē(y)ə

plural -s

: a high-pitched oboe of Spain and Spanish America, especially of the more remote areas of these countries

Word History

Etymology

Spanish chirimia, chirimilla, modification (influenced by charamela, a wind instrument) of Middle French chalemie

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