violoncelo

See also: violonĉelo and violončelo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

violoncello (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian violoncello (“cello”), from violone (“violone”) + -cello.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.o.lõˈsɛ.lu/ [vɪ.o.lõˈsɛ.lu], (faster pronunciation) /vjo.lõˈsɛ.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.o.lõˈsɛ.lo/ [vɪ.o.lõˈsɛ.lo], (faster pronunciation) /vjo.lõˈsɛ.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vju.lõˈsɛ.lu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bju.lõˈsɛ.lu/

Hyphenation: vi‧o‧lon‧se‧lo

Noun

violoncelo m (plural violoncelos)

cello (musical instrument)

Related terms

viola
violão
violino
violoncelista
violoncelístico

Spanish

Noun

violoncelo m (plural violoncelos)

Alternative form of violonchelo

Further reading

“violoncelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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