MANDOLA


Meaning of MANDOLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ man-ˈdō-lə ]

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

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