mandola

mandola [man-doh-luh] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. an early lute resembling a large mandolin.

Origin of mandola 1750–60; Italian, variant of mandora, alteration of Latin pandūra 3-stringed lute Greek pandoûra; cf. bandore Examples from the Web for mandola Historical Examples of mandola

The mandola was played with a quill like the mandolino and the cither.

Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for mandola mandola noun

1. an early type of mandolin

Word Origin for mandola from Italian