chitarra

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára). Doublet of cetra, inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiˈt̪ar.ra], /kiˈtarra/
• Hyphenation: chi‧tàr‧ra

Noun

chitarra f (plural chitarre)

1. (music) guitar
2. (cooking) A tool used in making pasta: a frame with a series of parallel wires crossing it.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chitarra acustica
• chitarra battente
• chitarra decacorde

• chitarra elettrica
• chitarrista
• spaghetti alla chitarra

Descendants

Terms borrowed from guitar

• Greek: κιθάρα (kithára)
• Romanian: chitară

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Sicilian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈtaʐʐa/
• Hyphenation: chi‧tàr‧ra

Noun

chitarra f (plural chitarri)

1. (music) guitar