English Explanatory Dictionary

mandolin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
  2. A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.
verb
  1. To slice using a madolin; to julienne.

Pronunciation

/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/ /ˌmændəˈlɪn/ en-us-mandolin.ogg

Word forms

mandolin mandolins mandoline mandolining mandolined

Etymology

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

Related words

mandola manjo mandolin-banjo banjo-mandolin banjolin

Derived words

banjo mandolin banjo-mandolin combolin guitalin Japanese mandolin mandocello mandolin-banjo mandolinist mandoliner mandolinlike mandolute potato bug mandolin
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