fife

• Flauta pequeña y de tono agudo que se toca soplando por un orificio lateral, usada a menudo en música militar y folclórica; hoy se considera un instrumento arcaico o histórico en el uso cotidiano.

A small, high-pitched, side-blown flute, often used in military and folk music, now considered an archaic or historical instrument in common usage.

1. Musical instrumentC1formal

   A small, high-pitched flute, often used in military bands.

   Pífano

   • The soldier played a tune on his fife.
   • The fife and drum corps marched in the parade.
   • He learned to play the fife in the school band.