piano
piano
noun pee-AH-no Less Common
Origin: Italian 'pianoforte', meaning 'soft-loud'
Usage Note
Piano is masculine in French: un piano, le piano. The upright version is un piano droit and the grand piano is un piano à queue ('a piano with a tail'). A pianist is un/une pianiste.
Examples
"Elle joue du piano chaque matin."
Natural Translation
She plays the piano every morning.
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