Meanings
nounelectric guitar (plural electric guitars)
plural electric guitars
- A guitar which requires electronic amplification to produce sufficient sound.
He's playing the electric guitar and she's playing the drums!
Translations
Afrikaans elektriese kitaar
- elektriese kitaarguitar which requires electronic amplification
Catalan guitarra elèctrica
- guitarra elèctricaguitar which requires electronic amplification
Chinese Mandarin 電吉他 /电吉他
- 電吉他 /电吉他 (diànjítā)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Czech elektrická kytara
- elektrická kytaraguitar which requires electronic amplification
Danish elguitar
- elguitarguitar which requires electronic amplification
Dutch elektrische gitaar
- elektrische gitaarguitar which requires electronic amplification
Esperanto elektrogitaro
- elektrogitaroguitar which requires electronic amplification
Estonian elektrikitarr
- elektrikitarrguitar which requires electronic amplification
Finnish sähkökitara
- sähkökitaraguitar which requires electronic amplification
French guitare électrique
- guitare électriqueguitar which requires electronic amplification
German Elektrogitarre
- Elektrogitarreguitar which requires electronic amplification
Greek ηλεκτρική κιθάρα
- ηλεκτρική κιθάρα (ilektrikí kithára)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Hebrew גִּיטָרָה חַשְׁמַלִּית
- גִּיטָרָה חַשְׁמַלִּית (gitára khashmalít)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Hungarian elektromos gitár
- elektromos gitárguitar which requires electronic amplification
Icelandic rafmagnsgítar
- rafmagnsgítarguitar which requires electronic amplification
Italian chitarra elettrica
- chitarra elettricaguitar which requires electronic amplification
Japanese エレキギター, エレクトリックギター
- エレキギター (erekigitā)guitar which requires electronic amplification
- エレクトリックギター (erekutorikku gitā)guitar which requires electronic amplification
- 電気ギター (denkigitā)guitar which requires electronic amplification
- エレキ (ereki)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Korean 전기 기타, 일렉트릭 기타
- 전기 기타 (jeon'gi gita)guitar which requires electronic amplification
- 일렉트릭 기타 (illekteurik gita)guitar which requires electronic amplification
- 일렉 기타 (illek gita)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Malay gitar elektrik
- gitar elektrikguitar which requires electronic amplification
Māori kitā hiko
- kitā hikoguitar which requires electronic amplification
Polish gitara elektryczna, elektryk
- gitara elektrycznaguitar which requires electronic amplification
- elektrykguitar which requires electronic amplification
Portuguese guitarra elétrica
- guitarra elétricaguitar which requires electronic amplification
Romanian chitară electrică
- chitară electricăguitar which requires electronic amplification
Russian электрогита́ра
- электрогита́ра (elektrogitára)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Scottish Gaelic giotàr dealain
- giotàr dealainguitar which requires electronic amplification
Spanish guitarra eléctrica
- guitarra eléctricaguitar which requires electronic amplification
Swedish elgitarr
- elgitarrguitar which requires electronic amplification
Turkish elektro gitar
- elektro gitarguitar which requires electronic amplification
Ukrainian електрогіта́ра
- електрогіта́ра (elektrohitára)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Yiddish עלעקטרישע גיטאַר
- עלעקטרישע גיטאַר (elektrishe gitar)guitar which requires electronic amplification
Cite this entry
APA
electric guitar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20guitar
MLA
“electric guitar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20guitar. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric guitar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20guitar.
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