violoncello
/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ/US/ˌvaɪələnˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/
violoncello noun: synonym of cello.
Noun
violoncello (plural violoncellos or violoncelli)
- Synonym of cello.
- A tentative violoncello is playing, invisible and plaintive, then stops with an asthmatic scrape of catgut.2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 110
- Preserved under the rock-hard amber varnish was a beautifully crafted mythological scene depicting a nude man in a lush landscape playing a violoncello to a rapt audience of peaceful animals, including a jaguar, lion, swan, fox, peacock, horse, parrot, dogs, badger, deer, bull, ostrich, and no less...2016, Fred R. Kline, Leonardo’s Holy Child, Pegasus Books Ltd., →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- cello
Synonyms of violoncello
Forms of violoncello
| plural | violoncellos |
|---|---|
| plural | violoncelli |
Origin of violoncello
A borrowing of Italian violoncello (“little violone”), from violone (“an early form of the double bass”) + -cello (“-elle”, forming diminutives), violone itself being derived from viola + -one (“-oon”, forming augmentatives).
Words formed from violoncello
Words that rhyme with violoncello
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Questions about violoncello
- What does violoncello mean?
- Violoncello means synonym of cello.
- What part of speech is violoncello?
- Violoncello is a noun.
- How do you pronounce violoncello?
- Violoncello is pronounced /ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of violoncello?
- The plural of violoncello is violoncellos.
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