n.
Pronunciation: g ə - ' tär, gi-, esp Southern & Midland also ' gi- ˌ tär
Function: noun
Etymology: French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic q ī t ā r, from Greek kithara cithara
Date: 1668
: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers
– gui · tar · ist \ -ist \ noun
guitar