Blockflöte
noun
Block·flö·te
ˈbläkˌflœtə,
-flərtə
plural Blockflötes
-tə̇z
: a metal organ flue stop of usually 4′ pitch resembling the recorder in tone
Word History
Etymology
German, from block block of wood (from Low German, from Middle Low German) + flöte flute, from Middle High German vloite, flöute, from Middle Dutch flūte, fleute, floite, from Old French flaüte, fleute; akin to Old High German bloh block