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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
2. 2
   A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.

Etymology

From Spanish vihuela.

Related phrases

string instrument

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