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Meaning of viola

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

viola

Pronunciation:/viˈoʊ.lə//viˈəʊ.lə//viˈoʊ.lə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.

  2. An organ stop having a similar tone.

  3. A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.

  4. A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.

viola

Pronunciation:/ˈvaɪələ//vaɪˈoʊlə/

noun

Definitions

  1. (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.