Spanish guitar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Spanish guitar
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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With flourishes of Spanish guitar, it's solidly constructed but fails to connect emotionally.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Carola, a former dancer with Ballet Folklórico de México, puts on a recording of a Spanish guitar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
Musgraves started her set boldly, with the sweeping Spanish guitar of the album’s title track crescendoing as a giant metal heart ignited in flames behind her.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
Farretta said there may be Spanish guitar makers who design double bodies, but they don’t know anyone else who makes them.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2017
His old Spanish guitar spat out a series of warm, labyrinthine phrases that wrapped melodic vines around Gordo’s fierce piano hits.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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