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lavta

lavta noun: a plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.

Noun

lavta (plural lavtas)

  1. A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.

Forms of lavta

plurallavtas

Origin of lavta

Borrowed from Turkish lavta, ultimately from Venetan lauto. Doublet of laouto, lute, and oud.

Questions about lavta

What does lavta mean?
Lavta means a plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.
What part of speech is lavta?
Lavta is a noun.
What is the plural of lavta?
The plural of lavta is lavtas.

Words near lavta in the dictionary

  1. Lavrion
  2. lavrock
  3. lavrocks
  4. Lavrov
  5. lavs
  6. lavta
  7. Lavukaleve
  8. lavvie
  9. lavvies
  10. lavvu
  11. lavvus

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