Meaning
trumpet
- bugle
- stairwell (tromba delle scale)
- waterspout / tornado (tromba d'aria)
In a sentence
Mio fratello suona la tromba molto bene.
My brother plays the trumpet very well.
Hai sentito la tromba suonare fuori dalla finestra?
Did you hear the trumpet playing outside the window?
La tromba delle scale è molto buia.
The stairwell is very dark.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tromba | feminine · singular |
| trombe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For the instrument, tromba is standard; corno means French horn, not a generic horn in musical contexts.
- For vehicle horns, Italians usually say clacson, not tromba.
- As a building term, tromba often appears in fixed phrases like tromba delle scale; it's technical, not everyday speech.