Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viola da gamba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: vi-o-la -da gam-ba
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of viol.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian viola da gamba (“viol for the leg”), as opposed to viola da braccio (“viol for the arm”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: viola da gamba

Inflected Forms

viola da gambas (plural) viole da gamba (plural)

Derived Forms

gambist

Synonyms

viol gamba bass viol

Questions

What does viola da gamba mean?: Synonym of viol.
Where does viola da gamba come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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