Definition/Meaning of bassoon

• English - Noun: bassoon ( plural bassoons ) A musical instrument in the woodwind family , having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges . Derived terms bassoonist contrabassoon Translations
• English - Verb: bassoon ( third-person singular simple present bassoons , present participle bassooning , simple past and past participle bassooned ) To play the bassoon . To make a bassoon-like sound .
• English - Etymology: Borrowing from French basson , from Italian bassone , from basso ( “ bass ” ) + augmentative suffix -one .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /bəˈsuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn