mandolin

/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/

mandolin

English Noun Top 35,796

Definition

A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

Etymology

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.