flauta

/ˈflauta/ · B2 · noun · f

flute

flauta — flute

🪈 flauta = flute, from Old Occitan flaut; long hollow tube shape names the taco and loaf too

Spanish flauta comes from Old Occitan flaut, meaning flute. The word transferred by shape: a taco rolled into a long, thin, hollow cylinder is a flauta, and so is a long, thin loaf of bread like a baguette.

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