mandolin
/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/
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uncommon/ˌmændəˈlɪn/
mandolin 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
mandolin (plural mandolins)
- 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.
- A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.
Verb
mandolin (third-person singular simple present mandolins, present participle mandolining, simple past and past participle mandolined)
mandolin meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada
mandolin in Tamil
- ஒரு யாழ்வகை
mandolin in Marathi
- musical instrument
- मँडोलिन mĕṇḍolin
mandolin in Bengali
- ম্যানডোলিন, ৮ তারের গোলাকৃতি বাদ্যযন্ত্রবিশেষ
mandolin in Kannada
- ಮ್ಯಾಂಡೊಲಿನ್
More languagesFewer languages
- mandolin in Tagalog
- mandolina
- mandolin in Thai
- แมนโดลิน mɛɛn-doo-lin
Forms of mandolin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mandolins |
| alternative form | mandoline |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mandolins |
| present participle | mandolining |
| past participle | mandolined |
| past | mandolined |
Origin of mandolin
From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.
Words formed from mandolin
Words that rhyme with mandolin
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chin
- Flynn
- bin
- Quinn
- sin
- tin
- Bryn
- corinne
- inn
- din
- Finn
- grin
- kin
- lin
- linn
- unpin
- Benin
- min
- shin
- violin
- wherein
- within
- akin
- been
- begin
- brin
- chin-chin
- hin
- lyn
- whin
- zoom in
- agin
- agrin
- Arabian jasmine
- blin
- djinn
- Douyin
- edge in
- gimme some skin
- glyn
- herein
- jinn
- Karin
- kissing kin
- lecithin
- Nguyen
- nin
Questions about mandolin
- What does mandolin mean?
- Mandolin means 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.
- What is mandolin in Tamil?
- Mandolin in Tamil is ஒரு யாழ்வகை. See Mandolin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mandolin?
- Mandolin can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce mandolin?
- Mandolin is pronounced /ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/.
- What is the plural of mandolin?
- The plural of mandolin is mandolins.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mandolin (page history and authors); mandolin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mandolin (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mandolin (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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