Puccalo

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    the highest level of human oral mouth whistling. uncountable

    "Different from casual whistling, puccalo is considered a musical instrument that players can master to perform many kinds of music—from classical and jazz to blues and rock."

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"Different from casual whistling, puccalo is considered a musical instrument that players can master to perform many kinds of music—from classical and jazz to blues and rock."

Etymology

Blend of pucker + piccolo.

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