guitar

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US /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ UK /ɡɪˈtɑː/ See IPA manual

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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

verb
To play the guitar.

They sang and guitared around the campfire all night.

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axe gat

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Forms guitars

Derived forms banjitarclitarcontraguitarguitaleleguitalinguitar-celloguitar-playerguitarfishguitaristguitaristicguitarlessguitarlike

Related forms capocapotastopick plectrum

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.

guitarra Spanish قِيثَارَة Arabic κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ Ancient Greek

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# guitar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡɪˈtɑː/
**Frequency rank:** 2724

## Meanings
1. A musical instrument with six strings and a long neck, played with the fingers or a pick.
2. To play the guitar.

## Examples
- She learned to play the guitar when she was ten.
- They sang and guitared around the campfire all night.

## Synonyms
- axe
- gat

## Derived Forms
- banjitar
- clitar
- contraguitar
- guitalele
- guitalin
- guitar-cello
- guitar-player
- guitarfish
- guitarist
- guitaristic
- guitarless
- guitarlike

## Related Forms
- capo
- capotasto
- pick
- plectrum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: guitarra
- Root: قِيثَارَة
- Root: κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Guitar comes from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā). Doublet of cithara, cither, and zither. The historical chain runs through Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā), Aramaic קיתרא, Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), Old Spanish guitarra, Spanish guitarra, and English guitar. In current use, the main senses are “A musical instrument with six strings and a long neck, played with the fingers or a pick” and “To play the guitar”.

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- Describing Qualities

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