Etymology

dobro

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Today it means: A type of acoustic guitar with a metal resonator set into its body. Full definition →

Slovak dobro
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dobro · noun1

  1. Slovak · derived fromdobro“good”
  2. English todaydobro

From the trade name Dobro, used by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, from Dopyera or Dopjera, the name of the inventors + brothers, and also a pun on Slovak dobro (“good”).

Dobro · noun2

Originally a trademark; a contraction of Dopyera brothers, the inventors.

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