mandola

[ man-doh-luh ]

/ mænˈdoʊ lə /

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noun

an early lute resembling a large mandolin.

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Origin of mandola

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

Words nearby mandola

Mandinka, mandioca, mandir, mandira, Man does not live by bread alone, mandola, mandolin, mandorla, mandragora, mandrake, mandrel

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How to use mandola in a sentence

One of them, however, named Achille de la Mandola, seems to have greatly helped the fugitive.
Pictures in Umbria|Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid
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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