guitare

See also: gùitâre

French

Alternative forms

• guithare (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French guitare, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Aramaic קיתרא, from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā). Doublet of cithare and cistre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.taʁ/

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Noun

guitare f (plural guitares)

1. guitar

   Synonyms: (familiar, France) gratte, (Quebec) guit

2. (slang) a leg

Derived terms

• guitare acoustique
• guitare basse
• guitare électrique
• guitare rythmique
• guitare solo

Descendants

• → Central Franconian: Jitta
• → Chadian Arabic: قتار (gitār)
• → Hijazi Arabic: قيتار (gītār)
• → Vietnamese: ghi-ta

See also

• cithare, cistre, citole

Further reading

• “guitare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• Gautier
• urgeait