Complete Definition of "guitar"

English
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Image:Spanish guitar.jpg|thumb|An acoustic guitar

Etymology
From Sp. guitarra, from AGr. polytonic|κιθά�α. Compare cither.

Pronunciation
rfc-level|Pronunciation at L4+ not in L3 POS section
(UK) IPA|/ɡɪ�t��/
(US) IPA|/ɡɪ.�t�ɹ/ (GenAm?), IPA|/�ɡɪ.t�ɹ/ (South)
audio|en-uk-guitar.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-guitar.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: gui�tar

Noun
en-noun

  1. A stringed musical instrument, usually with fretted fingerboard and 6 strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

Derived terms
guitarist
electric guitar
acoustic guitar
bass guitar
lead guitar
3rd bridge guitar
harpguitar

Translations
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Afrikaans: kitaar
Albanian: kitarë f
Arabic: ARchar|��ثارة (qiθá: ra) f
Bulgarian: ки�а�а (kitára) f
Catalan: guitarra f
Chinese: �弦� (liù-xián-qín), �� (jí-t�)
Croatian: gitara f
Czech: kytara f
Dutch: gitaar f
Esperanto: gitaro
Estonian: kitarr
Finnish: kitara
French: guitare f
German: Gitarre f
Greek: κιθά�α (kiθára) f
Hungarian: gitár
Icelandic: gítar m
Indonesian: gitar
Italian: chitarra f
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Japanese: ��� (git�)
Kölsch: Jitta f
Korean: 기� (gita)
Latin: fides f
Limburgish: gitaar
Macedonian: ги�а�а
Norwegian: gitar
Persian: FAchar|گ�تار (gitâr)
Polish: gitara f
Portuguese: guitarra f, violão m
Romanian: ghitar� f, chitar� f
Russian: ги�а�а (gitára) f
Serbian: ги�а�а (gitara) f
Slovak: gitara f
Slovenian: kitara f
Spanish: guitarra f, jarana f (small)
Swedish: gitarr c
Turkish: gitar
Tamil: நரம�ப����லம� (narambukkalam)
Ukrainian: г��а�а (hitára) f
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See also
banjo
bass
mandolin
sitar
ukulele

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Musical instruments

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