Any of various Italian woodwind instruments, especially one with a double reed.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Short Explication of Foreign Words in Musick Books. From Italian piffero from Middle High German pfīfer piper. Compare French piffero, Catalan pífaro, Spanish pífaro, Portuguese pífaro.
Definition of piffero in US English:
piffero
nounˈpɪfərəʊ
Any of various Italian woodwind instruments, especially one with a double reed.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Short Explication of Foreign Words in Musick Books. From Italian piffero from Middle High German pfīfer piper. Compare French piffero, Catalan pífaro, Spanish pífaro, Portuguese pífaro.