Portuguese guitar

English

Noun

Portuguese guitar (plural Portuguese guitars)

(music) A plucked guitar with a pear-shaped body and round soundholes, with twelve strings in six double courses, associated most prominently with Portuguese music, especially fado.

See also

Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

2010. The Science of String Instruments. Thomas Rossing. Pg. 49.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.