viola d'amore

Borrowed from Italian viola d'amore (“viol of love”).

viola d'amore (plural viola d'amores or viole d'amore)

1. (music) A 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument similar to the treble viol, used chiefly in the Baroque period.

• oboe d'amore

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

• IPA^(key): /viˈɔ.la d‿aˈmo.re/, /ˈvjɔ.la d‿aˈmo.re/^[1]
• Hyphenation: vi‧ò‧la‧d'a‧mó‧re, viò‧la‧d'a‧mó‧re

viola d'amore f (plural viole d'amore)

1. (music) viola d'amore

• → English: viola d'amore