vihuela
English
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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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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