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chitarrone in British English
(ˌkɪtɑːˈrəʊnɪ, ˌtʃɪt-)
nounWord forms: plural -ni (-nɪ)
a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
Word origin
Italian, from chitarra, from Greek kithara lyrechitarrone in American English
(ˌkitəˈrounei, Italian ˌkitɑːʀˈʀɔne)
nounWord forms: plural -ni (-ni)
an early musical stringed instrument of the lute family with a long neck and two pegboxes, one above the other
Word origin
[1730–40; ‹ It, aug. of chitarra ‹ Gk kithára lyre]This word is first recorded in the period 1730–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chenille, malaria, modernism, secret service, swipeImage ofchitarrone
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