dulzaina
Spanish, noun/dulˈθaina/
dulzaina is spelled D-U-L-Z-A-I-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish, the 148,939th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dulzaina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dulzaina (musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento de viento de la familia del oboe, pero de pequeño tamaño y con sonido muy agudo”.
What does dulzaina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedulzaina (musical instrument)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento de viento de la familia del oboe, pero de pequeño tamaño y con sonido muy agudo.
noun: 1. Dulzura excesiva, zalamería. 2. Cantidad abundante de dulce, en particular el de mala calidad o casero.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dulzaina
- dulzainas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dulzaina?
- /dulˈθaina/
- [d̪ul̟ˈθai̯.na]
- /dulˈsaina/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dulzaina in Spanish?
dulzaina appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).