pífano
Spanish, noun/ˈpifano/
pífano is spelled P-Í-F-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish, the 187,919th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pífano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fife (musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento militar que sirve en la infantería, acompañado con la caja. Es una pequeña flauta, de muy aguda…”.
What does pífano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefife (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 militar que sirve en la infantería, acompañado con la caja. Es una pequeña flauta, de muy aguda voz, que se toca atravesada. 2. Persona que toca este instrumento.
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 pífano
- pífanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pífano?
- /ˈpifano/
- [ˈpi.fa.no]
- [ˈpifano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pífano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pífano in Spanish?
pífano appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).