Meaning
A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
Etymology
Origin: French
An earlier form in English is hautboy, but the spelling oboe was adopted into English ca. 1770 from the Italian oboè, a transliteration in that language's orthography of the 17th-century pronunciation of the French word hautbois, a compound word made of haut (“high, loud, high-pitched”) and bois (“wood, woodwind”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 30 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-06BADEGNO
- 2026-07-15OBEFILN
- 2026-07-10EBFLOTU
- 2026-06-08EBCDJOT
- 2026-01-14OPALCBE
- 2025-07-01BEOMGNY
- 2025-04-12BDLFEIO
- 2025-02-01OBTFELU
- 2025-01-23EOBMKIL
- 2024-12-20BAPLEOW
- 2024-11-09EBGINOY
- 2024-08-23BAPLEOT
+18 earlier appearances in the archive.