Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arpeggione

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arpeg-gione
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A six-stringed musical instrument of the 19th century, fretted and tuned like a guitar but bowed like a cello, and held vertically between the knees.

Example Sentences

"Whether it is better on the original arpeggione, I am helpless to say."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arpeggio + -one.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: arpeggio + -one

Inflected Forms

arpeggiones (plural)

Derived Forms

arpeggionist

Synonyms

bowed guitar guitar cello

Questions

What does arpeggione mean?: A six-stringed musical instrument of the 19th century, fretted and tuned like a guitar but bowed like a cello, and held vertically between the knees.
Where does arpeggione come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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