mandolin

[ man-dl-in, man-dl-in ]
/ ˈmæn dl ɪn, ˌmæn dlˈɪn /

noun

a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.

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Origin of mandolin

1700–10; <Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, variant of mandora, alteration of pandorabandore

OTHER WORDS FROM mandolin

man·do·lin·ist, noun

Words nearby mandolin

mandioca, mandir, mandira, Man does not live by bread alone, mandola, mandolin, mandorla, mandragora, mandrake, mandrel, mandrill
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British Dictionary definitions for mandolin

mandolin

mandoline

/ (ˌmændəˈlɪn) /

noun

a plucked stringed instrument related to the lute, having four pairs of strings tuned in ascending fifths stretched over a small light body with a fretted fingerboard. It is usually played with a plectrum, long notes being sustained by the tremolo
a vegetable slicer consisting of a flat stainless-steel frame with adjustable cutting blades

Derived forms of mandolin

mandolinist, noun

Word Origin for mandolin

C18: via French from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandora lute, ultimately from Greek pandoura musical instrument with three strings
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