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vihuela

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
vi-huela
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).

noun

A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.

Etymology

From Spanish vihuela.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

vihuelas (plural)

Derived Forms

vihuelist

Questions

What does vihuela mean?
A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
Where does vihuela come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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