Saxophone

/ˈsæksəˌfoʊn/ noun

A saxophone is a curved metal wind instrument that you blow into and play with keys, often used in jazz, rock, and marching bands.

The word comes from the name of its inventor, Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument maker in the 1800s, plus the Greek word “phone” meaning “sound” or “voice.” It literally means “Sax’s sound.”

AFsaxofoon
AMሳክሶፎን
ARساكسفون
BGсаксофон
BNস্যাক্সোফোন
CAsaxòfon
CSsaxofon
DAsaxofon
DESaxophon
ELσαξόφωνο
ESsaxofón
ETsaksofon
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