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