Etymology

lavta

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Today it means: A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople. Full definition →

Turkish lavta ← Venetan lauto
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  1. Venetan · derived fromlauto
  2. Turkish · borrowed fromlavta
  3. English todaylavta

Borrowed from Turkish lavta, ultimately from Venetan lauto. Doublet of laouto, lute, and oud.

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