Etymology

viola da braccio

Today it means: Any of various instruments of the violin family, in distinction to the viola da gamba and the viol family to which the latter belongs. Full definition →

Italian viola da braccio
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromviola da braccio
  2. English todayviola da braccio

Italian viola da braccio (literally “viol for the arm”)

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