piccolo
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A piccolo piano.
- A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
- An organ stop with the tone of a piccolo flute.
- A waiter’s assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
- A coin-operated gramophone; a jukebox.
- A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.
Adjective
- Designating the highest-pitched or smallest of a family of musical instruments.
Proper noun
- A surname from Italian.
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