archlute

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noun

A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.

Similar
arciliutoarch-lutearchilute
OriginItalian arcileuto →
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Meanings

nounarchlute (plural archlutes)

plural archlutes

  1. A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.

    Synonyms: arciliuto, arch-lute, archilute

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.

Similar
arciliutoarch-lutearchilute
Also see
arciliuto

Origin

  1. Italianarcileuto
  2. Italianarcileuto
  3. Englisharchlute

Borrowed from Italian (archaic) arcileuto.

More words from Italian

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Translations

Catalan arxillaüt
  • arxillaütstringed musical instrument
Italian arciliuto
  • arciliutostringed musical instrument
Portuguese arquilaúde
  • arquilaúdestringed musical instrument
Spanish archilaúd
  • archilaúdstringed musical instrument
Swedish ärkeluta
  • ärkelutastringed musical instrument
Cite this entry
APA

archlute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archlute

MLA

“archlute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archlute. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archlute,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archlute.

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