contrebasse
noun
con·trebasse
kōⁿ‧trəbääs,
ˈkän‧trəˌbās
1
: double bass
2
Contrebasse, plural Contrebasses : an organ pedal stop of 16′ pitch resembling the double bass
called also Violone
Word History
Etymology
French contrebasse, literally, contrabass, from Middle French, from Old Italian contrabasso