Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spike lute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: spike -lute
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a handle which is also the string bearer and which passes diametrically through the resonator.

Etymology

So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator.

Inflected Forms

spike lutes (plural)

Questions

What does spike lute mean?: Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a handle which is also the string bearer and which passes diametrically through the resonator.
Where does spike lute come from?: So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator.

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