Meanings
nounviola d'amore (plural viola d'amores or viole d'amore)
plural viola d'amores · plural viole d'amore
- entertainmentA 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument similar to the treble viol, used chiefly in the Baroque period.
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Origin
- Italianviola d'amore“viol of love”
- Englishviola d'amore
Borrowed from Italian viola d'amore (“viol of love”).
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Finnish lemmenviulu, viola d’amore
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French viole d'amour
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Italian viola d'amore
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Polish amorka, altówka miłosna
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