What does "arpeggione" mean?

A six-stringed musical instrument of the 19th century, fretted and tuned like a guitar but bowed like a cello, and held vertically between the knees.

What is a synonym for "arpeggione"?

Common synonyms include: bowed guitar, bowed guitar, guitar cello, guitar cello.

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A six-stringed musical instrument of the 19th century, fretted and tuned like a guitar but bowed like a cello, and held vertically between the knees.
"Whether it is better on the original arpeggione, I am helpless to say."

"Whether it is better on the original arpeggione, I am helpless to say."

Borrowed from Italian arpeggio + -one.

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