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The word "Oboe" originated as a bastardization of the english "hoboy" from the french "hautbois". The original french name translates to "high wood" and was called such because it was the highest woodwind instrument at the time of its invention.

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It comes from the French name for the instrument 'hautbois' (pronounced oh-bwa). It's essentially how we would spell what it sounds like in French in English.

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