gitara

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • a guitar

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian guitarra (guitar) derived from Arabic قِيثَارَة derived from Latin cithara (cithara, lyre, cithern, guitar, lute) derived from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kind of harp, lyre, a kind of harp, kithara).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κιθάρα

Gloss

kind of harp, lyre, a kind of harp, kithara

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