lira
/ˈliɾa/ · B1 · noun · f
lyre
🎸 lira = lyre, and the lyre is where the word lyrics comes from
From Latin lyra and Greek lýra, the ancient plucked string instrument. Lyrics were originally words sung to the lyre. In Spanish, lira can also mean a guitar or other plucked string instrument, and in poetry it's a short five-line stanza.