Definition
An old-fashioned term for a simple trumpet or horn, or sometimes slang for a mouth or voice.
Etymology
Likely derived from or related to 'bazooka,' though the exact origin is unclear; it may be imitative in origin, mimicking the sound of a horn or trumpet. The term appears in American slang from the early-to-mid 20th century.
Kelly Says
This word is a perfect example of how slang creates shortcuts in language—instead of saying 'trumpet,' someone just mimicked the sound it makes, and others understood it!
Translations
ARالعربية
bazooka
باذووكا
CACatalà
bazooka
ba-zooka
CSČeština
bazooka
ba-zooka
DEDeutsch
Bazooka
ba-zooka
ELΕλληνικά
bazooka
ba-zooka
FRFrançais
bazooka
ba-zooka
HIहिन्दी
बाजूका
ba-zoo-ka
HUMagyar
bazooka
ba-zooka
IDBahasa Indonesia
bazooka
ba-zoo-ka
ITItaliano
bazooka
ba-zoo-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
bazooka
ba-zoo-ka
MYမြန်မာ
bazooka
ba-zoo-ka
NLNederlands
bazooka
ba-zooka
PLPolski
bazooka
ba-zooka
PTPortuguês
bazuca
ba-zoo-ka
RORomână
bazooka
ba-zooka
RUРусский
базука
ba-zu-ka
SVSvenska
bazooka
ba-zooka
SWKiswahili
bazooka
ba-zoo-ka
TAதமிழ்
ப Bazooka
ba-zoo-ka
TEతెలుగు
బాజూకా
ba-zoo-ka
TRTürkçe
bazooka
ba-zooka
UKУкраїнська
bazooka
базука
VITiếng Việt
bazooka
ba-zoo-ka