Associations to the word «Piccolo»

Wiktionary

PICCOLO, noun. (musici) An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller, and playing an octave higher.
PICCOLO, noun. A waiter's assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
PICCOLO, noun. A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 liters of fluid, 1/4 the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or snipe.

Dictionary definition

PICCOLO, noun. A small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute.

Wise words

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