Chitarrone


[kee-tuh-roh-ney; Italian kee-tahr-raw-ne] /ˌki təˈroʊ neɪ; Italian ˌki tɑrˈrɔ nɛ/

noun, plural chitarroni
[kee-tuh-roh-nee] /ˌki təˈroʊ ni/ (Show IPA)
1.
an early musical stringed instrument of the lute family with a long neck and two pegboxes, one above the other.
/ˌkɪtɑːˈrəʊnɪ; ˌtʃɪt-/
noun (pl) -ni (-nɪ)
1.
a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy

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