vihuela
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
vihuela (plural vihuelas)
- (music) A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
- (music) A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Old Occitan viola (cf. modern Occitan viula), possibly from Medieval Latin vitula. Compare also Italian viola, Portuguese viola, French vielle, viole. Doublet of viola.
Noun[edit]
vihuela f (plural vihuelas)
Further reading[edit]
- “vihuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Musical instruments
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- es:Music