guitarra
Meaning
- (feminine) classical guitar
- (feminine) electric guitar
Frequency
Hyphenated as
gui‧tar‧ra
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡiˈta.ʁɐ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese guitarra, borrowed from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), borrowed from Aramaic קיתרא, borrowed from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kithárā). Doublet of cítara, cítola, and cistre.
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