oud
A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab…A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.
» I like the sound of the oud.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.
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(countable, uncountable)Agarwood, in particular the noble rot of Aquilaria trees used to make perfumes.
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Examples
2 sentencesI like the sound of the oud.
He played an old Turkish song on his new oud.
Translations
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Origin
From Arabic عُود (ʕūd). Doublet of lute.From Arabic عُود (ʕūd). Doublet of lute.
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Forms
plural: oudsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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