viola da gamba

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English

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Woman playing a viola de gamba.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian viola da gamba (“viol for the leg”).

Noun

viola da gamba (plural viola da gambas or viole da gamba)

  1. (music) Synonym of viol

Derived terms

  • gambist (“one who performs on a viola da gamba”)

Translations

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈɔ.la da ˈɡam.ba/, /ˈvjɔ.la da ˈɡam.ba/[1]
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ò‧la‧da‧gàm‧ba, viò‧la‧da‧gàm‧ba

Noun

viola da gamba f (plural viole da gamba)

  1. (music) viola da gamba

Descendants

  • → English: viola da gamba

References

  1. ^ viola in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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