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viola da gamba

viola da gamba noun: synonym of viol.

viola da gamba: synonym of viol
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Noun

viola da gamba (plural viola da gambas or viole da gamba)

  1. Synonym of viol.
    Synonyms:
    viol

Synonyms of viola da gamba

Forms of viola da gamba

pluralviola da gambas
pluralviole da gamba

Origin of viola da gamba

Borrowed from Italian viola da gamba (“viol for the leg”), as opposed to viola da braccio (“viol for the arm”).

Words formed from viola da gamba

Questions about viola da gamba

What does viola da gamba mean?
Viola da gamba means synonym of viol.
What part of speech is viola da gamba?
Viola da gamba is a noun.
What is the plural of viola da gamba?
The plural of viola da gamba is viola da gambas.

Words near viola da gamba in the dictionary

  1. viola bastardas
  2. viola clef
  3. viola clefs
  4. viola d'amore
  5. viola da braccio
  6. viola da gamba
  7. viola da gambas
  8. viola di bordone
  9. viola paradon
  10. viola pomposa
  11. viola pomposas

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