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Portuguese guitar

Portuguese guitar noun: a plucked guitar with a pear-shaped body and round soundholes, with twelve strings in six double courses, associated most prominently with Portuguese music, especially fado.

Noun

Portuguese guitar (plural Portuguese guitars)

  1. A plucked guitar with a pear-shaped body and round soundholes, with twelve strings in six double courses, associated most prominently with Portuguese music, especially fado.

Forms of Portuguese guitar

pluralPortuguese guitars

Questions about Portuguese guitar

What does Portuguese guitar mean?
Portuguese guitar means a plucked guitar with a pear-shaped body and round soundholes, with twelve strings in six double courses, associated most prominently with Portuguese music, especially fado.
What part of speech is Portuguese guitar?
Portuguese guitar is a noun.
What is the plural of Portuguese guitar?
The plural of Portuguese guitar is Portuguese guitars.

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