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Added 10 October 2026

bugle

/ˈbjuːɡəl/ noun

In Latin: bucina Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bugle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares.
Any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover.
A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration.

verb

Play on a bugle.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English bugle, from Anglo-Norman bugle (“young ox, heifer; bugle”), from Latin būculus (“young ox, steer”).

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