viola da gamba

Borrowed from Italian viola da gamba (“viol for the leg”).

viola da gamba (plural viola da gambas or viole da gamba)

1. (music) Synonym of viol.

• gambist (“one who performs on a viola da gamba”)

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

• IPA^(key): /viˈɔ.la da ˈɡam.ba/, /ˈvjɔ.la da ˈɡam.ba/^[1]
• Hyphenation: vi‧ò‧la‧da‧gàm‧ba, viò‧la‧da‧gàm‧ba

viola da gamba f (plural viole da gamba)

1. (music) viola da gamba

• → English: viola da gamba