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mandola

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊlə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an early type of mandolin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mandolin

History

Etymology

From Italian mandola. Doublet of pandura.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: mandola — musical instrument
  • Danish: mandola — musical instrument
  • Dutch: mandola — musical instrument
  • Esperanto: mandolo — musical instrument
  • German: Mandola — musical instrument
  • Italian: mandola — musical instrument
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mandola — musical instrument
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mandola — musical instrument
  • Occitan: mandòla — musical instrument
  • Polish: mandola — musical instrument
  • Portuguese: mandola — musical instrument
  • Romanian: mandolă — musical instrument
  • Russian: мандо́ла (mandóla) — musical instrument
  • Spanish: mandola — musical instrument
  • Swedish: mandola — musical instrument