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vihuela

British  
/ biˈwela /

noun

  1. an obsolete plucked stringed instrument of Spain, related to the guitar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of vihuela

from Spanish

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The Mexican American singer got her start in mariachi, eventually learning piano, guitar, violin and vihuela.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

With varying degrees of proficiency, she had also taught herself to play the ukulele, vihuela, guitar, piano and drums.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2022

Yet while mariachi is a popular genre at its core, musicians and parishioners alike say its emotional interplay between trumpet, violin, guitar, vihuela and guitarrón is a natural complement to the holy rites of Mass.

From Seattle Times Aug. 21, 2021

Besides guitar and accordion, they also have mastered the violin, guitarrón and vihuela.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2020

As the Arab kuitra was known to be played by means of a quill, we shall not be far wrong in identifying it with the vihuela da penola.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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