guitar

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A musical instrument with six strings and a long neck, played with the fingers or a pick.

   She learned to play the guitar when she was ten.

2. 2
   verb

   To play the guitar.

   They sang and guitared around the campfire all night.

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā)bor. Aramaic קיתראbor. Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor. Old Spanish guitarra Spanish guitarrabor. English guitar From Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā). Doublet of cithara, cither, and zither.

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