mandola

[ man-doh-luh ]

noun

1. an early lute resembling a large mandolin.

mandola

/ ˈmændələ /

noun

1. an early type of mandolin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mandola¹

1750–60; < Italian, variant of mandora, alteration of Latin pandūra 3-stringed lute < Greek pandoûra; bandore

Word History and Origins

Origin of mandola¹

from Italian

Example Sentences

The 15-year-old plays five instruments - banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar and mandola.

From BBC

The 15 year old plays five instruments - the banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar and the mandola.

From BBC

He makes room next to his paintings, his railroad cars, and his violin and mandolin and mandola.

From Literature

He also sang, wrote songs and played viola, mandolin, mandola and guitar.

From New York Times

On the way out to see the treehouse, we pause in a room ringed with stringed instruments: guitars, banjos, tenor guitars, mandolins, a mandola, a mandocello, a zither.

From Washington Post