Definition for "Vihuela"

Vihuela - (Noun)

phonetic : /vēˈ(h)wālə/
plural : vihuelas
1. A type of early Spanish stringed musical instrument, in particular
2. A type of guitar
3. A type of viol
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A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with twelve paired strings.
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A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.
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Vihuela - (General)

1. Vihuela is a name given to two different guitar-like string instruments: one from 15th and 16th century Spain, usually with 12 paired strings, and the other, the Mexican vihuela, from the 19th century Mexico with five strings and typically played in Mariachi bands.
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2. A traditional Mexican instrument, associated with the mariachi, a member of the string instrument family, part of the subfamily of bowed strings; a small, high-pitched, round-backed guitar. It has the following stages of sound production:
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3. The three members of this family:
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