luth

French

noun
Definitions
  • lute, a stringed instrument

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lut inherited from Old French leut, leüt (lute) borrowed from Old Occitan laüt, laut derived from Arabic عود, اَلْعُود (wood, lute) derived from Old Spanish alod.

Origin

Old Spanish

alod

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