theorbo

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US/θiˈɔɹ.boʊ/UK/θiˈɔː.bəʊ/

noun

A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.

Similar
chitarrone
OriginItalian tiorba ← Ottoman Turkish طوربه →
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Meanings

nountheorbo (plural theorbos or theorboes)

plural theorbos · plural theorboes

  1. entertainmentA baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.

    So when they said yea to this, he called to him his player on the theorbo and his player on the hautboy, and commanded them saying, “Play me a solemn music.”

    1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 31

    Synonyms: chitarrone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.

Similar
chitarrone
Also see
chitarrone

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishطوربه
  2. Italiantiorba
  3. Englishtheorbo

From Italian tiorba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه (torba).

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Translations

Basque tiorba
  • tiorbatheorbo
Catalan tiorba
  • tiorbatheorbo
Czech theorba
  • theorbatheorbo
Dutch theorbe
  • theorbetheorbo
Esperanto teorbo
  • teorbotheorbo
Finnish teorbi
  • teorbitheorbo
French théorbe, téorbe
  • théorbetheorbo
  • téorbetheorbo
German Theorbe
  • Theorbetheorbo
Greek θεόρβη
  • θεόρβη (theórvi)theorbo
Hebrew תיאורבו
  • תיאורבוtheorbo
Hungarian teorba
  • teorbatheorbo
Irish siotaróiné
  • siotaróinétheorbo
Italian chitarrone, tiorba
  • chitarronetheorbo
  • tiorbatheorbo
Japanese テオルボ
  • テオルボ (teorubo)theorbo
Lithuanian teorba
  • teorbatheorbo
Norwegian Bokmål teorbe
  • teorbetheorbo
Persian تیوربو
  • تیوربوtheorbo
Polish teorban
  • teorbantheorbo
Portuguese tiorba, teorba
  • tiorbatheorbo
  • teorbatheorbo
Romanian teorbă
  • teorbătheorbo
Russian теорба
  • теорба (teorba)theorbo
Spanish tiorba
  • tiorbatheorbo
Swedish teorb
  • teorbtheorbo
Ukrainian теорба
  • теорба (teorba)theorbo
Vietnamese têooc
  • têooctheorbo

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boother
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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