pegbox

English

The pegbox of a violin.

Etymology

From peg +‎ box.

Noun

pegbox (plural pegboxes)

1. (music, lutherie) The part of a violin or similar stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs.

Translations

part of a stringed instrument

• Dutch: kop (nl) m
• Finnish: tappirasia
• Portuguese: cravelhal m, cravelhame m
• Spanish: voluta (es)