lavta

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noun

A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.

OriginTurkish lavta ← Venetan lauto →
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Meanings

nounlavta (plural lavtas)

plural lavtas

  1. A plucked string music instrument from Constantinople.

Origin

  1. Venetanlauto
  2. Turkishlavta
  3. Englishlavta

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

More words from Turkish, Venetan

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APA

lavta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavta

MLA

“lavta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lavta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavta.

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