tromba marina

[ trom-buh muh-ree-nuh; Italian trawm-bah mah-ree-nah ]

noun

, plural trom·be ma·ri·ne [trom, -bey m, uh, -, ree, -ney, trawm, -be mah-, ree, -ne].

1. trumpet marine.

tromba marina

/ ˈtrɒmbə məˈriːnə /

noun

1. an obsolete viol with a long thin body and a single string. It resembled the natural trumpet in its range of notes (limited to harmonics) and its tone

Word History and Origins

Origin of tromba marina¹

< Italian: literally, marine trumpet (literal sense unclear); trombone

Word History and Origins

Origin of tromba marina¹

from Italian, literally: marine trumpet

Example Sentences

Even more intriguing, Mr. Chandler offers what is billed as the world premiere recordings of concertos for violin “in tromba marina.”

From New York Times

Sebastian Virdung draws a bow for a tromba marina, with the hair and stick bound together with waxed cord.

From Project Gutenberg

The chapter ends with a description of the tromba marina, which is not marine trumpet, but a curious elongated box-like instrument with a single string, which is sounded with a bow and wakens the harmony of the sympathetic strings within the body of the instrument. 

From Project Gutenberg