Definition
A saxophone is a curved metal wind instrument that you blow into and play with keys, often used in jazz, rock, and marching bands.
Etymology
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.”
Kelly Says
The saxophone looks like brass but actually belongs to the woodwind family because it uses a reed, like a clarinet. So it’s a woodwind in a shiny brass costume.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
saxofoon
sak-so-FON
ARالعربية
ساكسفون
saks-FOON
BGБългарски
саксофон
sak-so-FON
BNবাংলা
স্যাক্সোফোন
sak-so-FON
CACatalà
saxòfon
sak-SO-fon
CSČeština
saxofon
sak-so-FON
DADansk
saxofon
sak-so-FON
DEDeutsch
Saxophon
zak-so-FON
ELΕλληνικά
σαξόφωνο
sak-SO-fo-no
ESEspañol
saxofón
sak-so-FON
ETEesti
saksofon
sak-so-FON
EUEuskara
saxofoia
sak-so-FOI-a
FAفارسی
ساکسوفون
sak-so-fon
FISuomi
saksofoni
sak-so-FO-ni
FRFrançais
saxophone
sak-so-FON
GLGalego
saxofón
sak-so-FON
HEעברית
סקסופון
sak-so-FON
HIहिन्दी
सैक्सोफोन
saik-so-FON
HRHrvatski
saksofon
sak-so-FON
HUMagyar
szaxofon
SAK-so-fon
IDBahasa Indonesia
saksofon
sak-so-FON
ITItaliano
sassofono
sas-SO-fo-no
LTLietuvių
saksofonas
sak-so-FO-nas
LVLatviešu
saksofons
sak-SO-fons
MNМонгол
саксофон
sak-so-fon
MSBahasa Melayu
saksofon
sak-so-FON
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်ဆိုဖုန်း
set-so-phone
NLNederlands
saxofoon
sak-so-FON
NONorsk
saksofon
sak-so-FON
PLPolski
saksofon
sak-SO-fon
PTPortuguês
saxofone
sak-so-FO-ne
RORomână
saxofon
sak-so-FON
RUРусский
саксофон
sak-so-FON
SKSlovenčina
saxofón
sak-so-FON
SLSlovenščina
saksofon
sak-so-FON
SRСрпски
саксофон
sak-so-FON
SVSvenska
saxofon
sak-so-FON
SWKiswahili
saksofoni
sak-so-FO-ni
TAதமிழ்
சாக்சோபோன்
saak-so-POAN
TEతెలుగు
సాక్సోఫోన్
saak-so-FON
THไทย
แซกโซโฟน
saek-so-fon
TRTürkçe
saksafon
sak-sa-FON
UKУкраїнська
саксофон
sak-so-FON
URاردو
سیکسوفون
sak-so-FON
VITiếng Việt
kèn saxophone
ken saxophone