mandola

[ man-doh-luh ]

/ mænˈdoʊ lə /

noun

an early lute resembling a large mandolin.

Nearby words

mandingo,
mandinka,
mandioca,
mandir,
mandira,
mandolin,
mandorla,
mandragora,
mandrake,
mandrel

Origin of mandola

1750–60; < Italian, variant of mandora, alteration of Latin pandūra 3-stringed lute < Greek pandoûra; cf. bandore

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Examples from the Web for mandola

The mandola was played with a quill like the mandolino and the cither.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel

British Dictionary definitions for mandola

mandola

/ (ˈmændələ) /

noun

an early type of mandolin

Word Origin for mandola

from Italian

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