What does "citole" mean?

An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings

What is a synonym for "citole"?

Common synonyms include: cither, cithern, cittern, gittern.

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Noun

1
An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings
2
a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings wordnet

Probably a French diminutive form of Latin cithara, and not from Latin cista (“a box”).