Kalmar "Basset Oboe" ba ta da ma'anar ƙamus.Duk da haka, Basset Oboe wani nau'i ne na oboe wanda ya fi tsayi fiye da daidaitattun oboe kuma yana da ƙarin maɓallai don fadada iyakarsa zuwa ƙasa. Kayan aiki ne da ba kasafai ba wanda ya shahara a lokacin Baroque kuma a wasu lokuta ana amfani da shi a cikin kayan kade-kade na zamani. Kalmar "basset" tana nufin ƙananan kewayon kayan aikin.
