different between trumpets vs fanfare

English

Noun

trumpets

1. plural of trumpet

Noun

trumpets

1. A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves.

Verb

trumpets

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trumpet

Anagrams

• strumpet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fanfare.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fænf???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fænf??/

Noun

fanfare (countable and uncountable, plural fanfares)

1. (countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

2. (countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.

Translations

Verb

fanfare (third-person singular simple present fanfares, present participle fanfaring, simple past and past participle fanfared)

1. To play a fanfare.
2. (music) To embellish with fanfares.
3. To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something.
4. To introduce with pomp and show.
5. To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama.
6. To publicize or announce.
7. To fan out.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French fanfare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?n?fa?r?/
• Hyphenation: fan?fa?re
• Rhymes: -a?r?

Noun

fanfare f (plural fanfaren or fanfares)

1. A band consisting of brass and percussion players.
2. A fanfare (flourish).
3. hubbub, excitement, commotion.
4. The act of boasting, bloviation.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: fanfare

French

Etymology

Probably from Arabic ????????? (farf?r), see fanfaron (“boaster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.fa?/

Noun

fanfare f (plural fanfares)

1. (music) fanfare

Italian

Noun

fanfare f

1. plural of fanfara

Anagrams

• affrena