Meanings
nounclassical guitar (plural classical guitars)
plural classical guitars
- A type of flat-tabled guitar of Spanish origin used primarily for Western classical music, flamenco, and Latin American music, with six nylon (formerly gut) strings, usually played with the fingers rather than with a plectrum.
Synonyms: nylon-string guitar, Spanish guitar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of flat-tabled guitar of Spanish origin used primarily for Western classical music, flamenco, and Latin American music, with six nylon (formerly gut) strings, usually played with the fingers rather than with a plectrum.
Translations
Bulgarian класи́ческа кита́ра
- класи́ческа кита́ра (klasíčeska kitára)guitar used primarily for classical music
Catalan guitarra clàssica
- guitarra clàssicaguitar used primarily for classical music
Chinese Mandarin 古典吉他
- 古典吉他 (gǔdiǎn jítā)guitar used primarily for classical music
Dutch klassieke gitaar
- klassieke gitaarguitar used primarily for classical music
Finnish klassinen kitara
- klassinen kitaraguitar used primarily for classical music
French guitare classique
- guitare classiqueguitar used primarily for classical music
Hungarian klasszikus gitár
- klasszikus gitárguitar used primarily for classical music
Irish giotár clasaiceach
- giotár clasaiceachguitar used primarily for classical music
Polish gitara klasyczna, klasyk
- gitara klasycznaguitar used primarily for classical music
- klasykguitar used primarily for classical music
Portuguese violão, guitarra clássica
- violãoguitar used primarily for classical music
- guitarra clássicaguitar used primarily for classical music
Romanian chitară clasică
- chitară clasicăguitar used primarily for classical music
Russian класси́ческая гита́ра
- класси́ческая гита́ра (klassíčeskaja gitára)guitar used primarily for classical music
Swedish klassisk gitarr
- klassisk gitarrguitar used primarily for classical music
Cite this entry
APA
classical guitar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classical%20guitar
MLA
“classical guitar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classical%20guitar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classical guitar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classical%20guitar.
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