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Mandolin

//ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
  2. 2
    a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum wordnet
  3. 3
    A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.
Verb
  1. 1
    To slice using a madolin; to julienne.

    "One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

Etymology 2

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

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