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mandolin

/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
man-dolin
IPA
/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

noun

A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

verb

To slice using a madolin; to julienne.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mandolins (plural) mandoline (alternative) mandolins (present, singular) mandolining (participle, present) mandolined (participle, past) mandolined (past)

Derived Forms

combolin guitalin mandocello mandolinist mandoliner mandolinlike mandolute

Phrases

banjo mandolin banjo-mandolin Japanese mandolin mandolin-banjo potato bug mandolin

Frequently Paired Words

mandola manjo mandolin-banjo banjo-mandolin banjolin

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mandolin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/.
What does mandolin mean?
A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
Where does mandolin come from?
It is traced to French.

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