viola da gamba

Borrowed from Italian viola da gamba (“viol for the leg”), as opposed to viola da braccio (“viol for the arm”).

viola da gamba (plural viola da gambas or viole da gamba)

1. (music) Synonym of viol.

• gambist (“one who performs on a viola da gamba”)

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

• IPA^(key): /viˈɔ.la da ˈɡam.ba/, /ˈvjɔ.la da ˈɡam.ba/^[1]
• Hyphenation: vi‧ò‧la‧da‧gàm‧ba, viò‧la‧da‧gàm‧ba

viola da gamba f (plural viole da gamba)

1. (music) viola da gamba

   Coordinate term: viola da braccio

• → English: viola da gamba