guitarra

/ɡiˈtara/ · B1 · noun · f

guitar

guitarra — guitar

🎸 Guitarra = guitar + ra; same word, both from Greek kithara

Spanish guitarra comes from Arabic qītāra, which goes back to Greek kithara, a lyre. English guitar was borrowed from Spanish. The fish sense: the guitarfish is named for its flat, guitar-shaped body.

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