viola
/ˈviː.ələ/ · noun
Meaning
- Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
- A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
- A person who plays the viola.
- An organ stop having a similar tone.
- A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
- A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
- Misconstruction of voila.
- A female given name from Latin.
- A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Fulton County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
- A town in Kent County, Delaware.
- An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
- A village in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa.
- A minor city and township in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
Etymology / origin
From Latin viola (“violet”).
- viola(Latin)→
- viola (English)
- Relations: der
Related words
Descendant words
- vióla(Irish) (bor)
- วิโอลา(Thai) (bor)
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