lute guitar

noun

A stringed instrument that combines a normal guitar six-string layout over a lute-like bowl-shaped body, originating in German folk traditions.

Meanings

nounlute guitar (plural lute guitars)

plural lute guitars · alternative lute-guitar

  1. entertainmentA stringed instrument that combines a normal guitar six-string layout over a lute-like bowl-shaped body, originating in German folk traditions.

    Synonyms: German lute, lutar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stringed instrument that combines a normal guitar six-string layout over a lute-like bowl-shaped body, originating in German folk traditions.

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