flauta
A. -noun feminine
1. (=instrumento) also flauta travesera flute also flauta dulce recorder
·flauta de Panama
·panpipes
a. estar hecho una flauta to be as thin as a rake
b. sonó la flauta (por casualidad) it was a fluke, it was sheer luck
2. (=barra de pan) French stick, baguette
3. (Latin America)
a. ¡flauta la flauta! gosh! *
b. ¡la gran flauta! my God!
c. de la gran flauta *   terrific *, tremendous *
d. ¡hijo de la gran flauta! ***   bastard ***, son of a bitch United States United States
e. ¡por la flauta! oh dear!
B. -noun masculine and feminine flautist, flute player, flutist United States