vihuela

noun — 2 senses

vihuela

noun

Etymology From Spanish vihuela.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.

Derived terms
vihuelist

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