Meaning

1 senses
  1. An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings

    Citole

    a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings

Translations

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By meaning 1
archaic musical instrument:

Origin

Probably a French diminutive form of Latin cithara, and not from Latin cista (“a box”).

Probably a French diminutive form of Latin cithara, and not from Latin cista (“a box”).

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Forms

plural: citoles
Singularcitole
Pluralcitoles

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings:citterncitherncithergittern

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcitoler

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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