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guitarra

guitar

noun gee-TAH-rrah Less Common

Origin: From Arabic qīthāra, via Greek kithára and Latin cithara.

Usage Note

Guitarra has an Arabic root, entering Spanish during the Moorish period. The standard Spanish guitar is the guitarra española (classical guitar); an electric guitar is guitarra eléctrica. The player is a guitarrista. Double rr in the middle is pronounced with a trill, so the word has three distinct syllables: gui-ta-rra.

Examples

"Toca la guitarra en un grupo de flamenco."

Natural Translation

She plays guitar in a flamenco group.

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