guitarra

Meaning

  1. (feminine) classical guitar
  2. (feminine) electric guitar

Frequency

C1
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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