fife

• Pequena flauta aguda, tocada transversalmente, frequentemente usada em música militar e folclórica, hoje considerada um instrumento arcaico ou histórico no 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.