viola pomposa

noun

An 18th-century five-stringed form of viola

Meanings

nounviola pomposa (plural viola pomposas)

plural viola pomposas

  1. entertainmentAn 18th-century five-stringed form of viola

Origin

  1. Italianviola pomposa
  2. Englishviola pomposa

From Italian viola pomposa.

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