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vihuela

vihuela noun: a guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).

Noun

vihuela (plural vihuelas)

  1. A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
  2. A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.

Forms of vihuela

pluralvihuelas

Origin of vihuela

From Spanish vihuela.

Words formed from vihuela

Questions about vihuela

What does vihuela mean?
Vihuela means a guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
What part of speech is vihuela?
Vihuela is a noun.
What is the plural of vihuela?
The plural of vihuela is vihuelas.

Words near vihuela in the dictionary

  1. viharas
  2. vihare
  3. vihares
  4. vihars
  5. vihorlatite
  6. vihuela
  7. vihuelas
  8. vihuelist
  9. vihuelists
  10. vii
  11. Viid

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