mouthpiece

mouthpiece

English

Mouthpieces for brass instruments.

Etymology

mouth +‎ piece

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/

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Noun

mouthpiece (plural mouthpieces)

1. A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially:
   1. The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
   2. The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
2. A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.

   The novel's protagonist serves as a mouthpiece for the author's political views.

3. (slang) A lawyer for the defense.

Translations

part of a telephone

Finnish: mikrofoni (fi) French: please add this translation if you can German: Sprechmuschel f, Sprechkapsel f Greek: μικρόφωνο τηλεφώνου n (mikrófono tilefónou) Irish: béal (ga) m Italian: please add this translation if you can

Norwegian: telefonrør n Russian: тру́бка (ru) f (trúbka) Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: powědańska mušla f Spanish: micrófono (es) m

part of a wind or brass instrument

Catalan: embocadura f Danish: mundstykke n Finnish: suukappale (fi) French: embouchure (fr) f German: Mundstück (de) n Greek: επιστόμιο (el) n (epistómio) Ancient Greek: ὅλμος m (hólmos) Hungarian: fúvóka (hu) Irish: béalóg f Italian: imboccatura (it) f

Norwegian: Bokmål: munnstykke n Nynorsk: munnstykke n Polish: ustnik (pl) m Russian: мундшту́к (ru) m (mundštúk) Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: gubawka f Spanish: boquilla f Tagalog: hihipan

spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else

Chinese: Mandarin: 喉舌 (zh) (hóushé) Danish: talsrør n, (often pejorative), talsmand c Finnish: puhemies (fi), edustaja (fi), tiedottaja (fi) French: porte-parole (fr) m or m pl or f or f pl (Plural pre-1990), porte-paroles (fr) m pl or f pl (Plural 1990 reformed spelling) German: Sprachrohr (de) n Greek: φερέφωνο (el) n (feréfono)

Hungarian: szószóló (hu), szóvivő (hu), szócső (hu) (pejorative) Italian: portavoce (it) Norwegian: talerør n (colloquial, sometimes pejorative), talsmann m, talsperson m Polish: rzecznik (pl) m, rzeczniczka (pl) f Russian: ора́тор (ru) m (orátor), глаша́тай (ru) m (glašátaj), ру́пор (ru) m (rúpor), вырази́тель (интере́сов) m (vyrazítelʹ (interésov)) Spanish: portavoz (es) Thai: กระบอกเสียง (th) (grà-bɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang)

lawyer for the defense

Finnish: puolustusasianajaja