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Meaning of pennywhistle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.

Equivalents

Suomi tinapilli
Gaeilge feadóg stáin
Русский свистулька

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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