n.
Pronunciation: ˌ man-d ə - ' lin, ' man-d ə -l ə n
Variant: also man · do · line \ ˌ man-d ə - ' l ē n, ' man-d ə -l ə n \
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola
Date: 1707
1 : a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings
2 usually mandoline [French, from Italian mandolino mandolin] : a kitchen utensil with a blade for slicing and shredding
– man · do · lin · ist \ ˌ man-d ə - ' li-nist \ noun
mandolin 1