grammofono

gramophone

noun grahm-MOH-foh-noh Rare

Origin: From English gramophone, coined 1887 from Greek gramma (letter) + phone (sound).

Also means

record player

Usage Note

Grammofono refers specifically to the old horn-style phonograph; a modern record player is more often called giradischi. It is masculine and takes the regular plural i grammofoni. Today it appears mostly in historical or nostalgic contexts.

Examples

"Il nonno ha ancora un vecchio grammofono."

Natural Translation

Grandpa still has an old gramophone.

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