adj · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈpɪkələʊ/
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US:/ˈpɪkəloʊ/
rhymes with -ɪkələʊ
CMU ARPABET:P IH1 K AH0 L OW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Designating the highest-pitched or smallest of a family of musical instruments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
name
Meaning 2
A surname from Italian.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: octave flute
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An organ stop with the tone of a piccolo flute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A piccolo piano.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A waiter’s assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: busser, commis waiter, omnibus
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A coin-operated gramophone; a jukebox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-York, Southern-US, US
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: quarter bottle, snipe
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flute, transverse flute
History
Etymology
From Italian piccolo (“small”).
Borrowed from Italian Piccolo.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.