n.
Pronunciation: man- ' d ō -l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, from French mandore, modification of Late Latin pandura 3-stringed lute ― more at BANDORE
Date: 1758
: a 16th and 17th century lute that is the ancestor of the smaller mandolin
n.
Pronunciation: man- ' d ō -l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, from French mandore, modification of Late Latin pandura 3-stringed lute ― more at BANDORE
Date: 1758
: a 16th and 17th century lute that is the ancestor of the smaller mandolin
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012