-r(ˌ)bō noun
( -s )
Etymology: modification of Italian tiorba, teorba, probably from Venetian dialect tiorba, tuorba traveling bag, from Slovenian torba, from Turkish, bag; from its having been carried by wandering mendicants
: an obsolete 17th century musical instrument like a large lute but having two necks with two sets of pegs, the upper carrying long bass strings used for open tones : archlute
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