Meanings
plural viola da gambas · plural viole da gamba
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of viol.
More synonyms by meaning
nounviol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Italianviola da gamba“viol for the leg”
- Englishviola da gamba
Borrowed from Italian viola da gamba (“viol for the leg”), as opposed to viola da braccio (“viol for the arm”).
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viola da gamba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viola%20da%20gamba
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