victrola
UK/vɪkˈtɹəʊlə/US/vɪkˈtɹoʊlə/
victrola noun: any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
Noun (1)
victrola (plural victrolas)
- Any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
Noun (2) capitalized: Victrola
Victrola (plural Victrolas)
- A brand-name model of phonograph and phonograph records manufactured and sold by the Victor Talking Machine Company and later RCA Victor beginning in 1906.
- A small boy stood at the Victrola turning its handle and smiling at the sound of Bert Williams’ “Save a Little Dram for Me.”1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus, published 1993, page 78
- Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high1989, Christopher Ward, David Tyson, “Black Velvet”, performed by Alannah Myles
Forms of victrola
| plural | victrolas |
|---|---|
| plural | Victrolas |
Origin of victrola
From the brand name Victrola.
From Victor + -ola, modeled after pianola.
Words formed from victrola
Words that rhyme with victrola
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- ebola
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
Questions about victrola
- What does victrola mean?
- Victrola means any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
- What part of speech is victrola?
- Victrola is a noun.
- How do you pronounce victrola?
- Victrola is pronounced /vɪkˈtɹoʊlə/ (US).
- What is the plural of victrola?
- The plural of victrola is victrolas.
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