n.
Pronunciation: ' zi- th ə r, -th ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from Old High German zitara, cithara, from Latin cithara cithara ― more at CITHER
Date: 1850
: a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick and fingers
– zith · er · ist \ - th ə -rist, -th ə - \ noun
zither