A small keyboard instrument from the 19th century that produces sound similar to a flute through the use of reeds and air pressure; a type of melodeon or harmonium.
From Italian 'flauto' (flute) with the diminutive suffix '-ina' (little). Named in the 19th century for its flute-like tones despite being a reed instrument.
The flutina was Victorian parlor music's secret weapon—a cheap, portable instrument that let middle-class families sound fancy with 'flute-like' tones without affording an actual flute or pipe organ.
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