CELLO


Meaning of CELLO in English

[ 'tʃɛləʊ ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.

Derivatives

cellist noun

Origin

C19: shortening (perh. earlier in Ger.) of violon~ .

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