kazoo, bazooka – Dutch bazu, “trumpet,” gives us the words kazoo and bazooka, the latter originally being a form of kazoo that was a long sounding-horn. More…
jubilee – Comes from Hebrew yobhel, “ram’s horn,” which was used as a trumpet to proclaim the jubilee, a year of emancipation and restoration (every 50 years). More…
taratantara – The sound of a bugle or trumpet can be called taratantara. More…