guitar — a musical instrument with six strings that you play by pulling the strings with your fingers or with a plectrum
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a musical instrument with six strings that you play by pulling the strings with your fingers or with a plectrum
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡɪˈtɑːr/
Example Sentences
- My neighbor practices guitar at 3 AM - he must think he's a rockstar!
- I bought a guitar to impress girls, but now I just serenade my cat.
- Learning guitar requires patience and daily practice.
guitar
NOUN[/ɡɪˈtɑːr/]
a musical instrument with six strings that you play by pulling the strings with your fingers or with a plectrum
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word guitar derives from Spanish guitarra, which came through Arabic qithara and ultimately from Greek kithara. In ancient Greece, the kithara was a stringed instrument similar to the lyre, and the term traveled westward through Islamic Spain before entering modern European languages.
Breakdown
Greek kithara (ancient stringed instrument) → Arabic qithara → Spanish guitarra → English guitar, with the final form showing Romance language phonetic adaptation of the Arabic borrowing.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My neighbor practices guitar at 3 AM - he must think he's a rockstar!”
“I bought a guitar to impress girls, but now I just serenade my cat.”
“Learning guitar requires patience and daily practice.”
“The guitarist's fingers moved gracefully across the strings.”
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