violoncelle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian violoncello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vjɔ.lɔ̃.sɛl/

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Noun

violoncelle m (plural violoncelles)

1. (music) violoncello, cello

Derived terms

• violoncelliste

Descendants

• → Iranian Persian: ویولنسل (viyolonsel)
• → Turkish: viyolonsel

Further reading

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