Dictionary

Victrola en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /vɪkˈtɹoʊlə/ (General-American)
• /vɪkˈtɹəʊlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Victor + -ola, modeled after pianola.

Meanings

1. A brand-name model of phonograph and phonograph records manufactured and sold by the Victor Talking Machine Company and later RCA Victor beginning in 1906.
   • A small boy stood at the Victrola turning its handle and smiling at the sound of Bert Williams’ “Save a Little Dram for Me.” 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus, published 1993, page 78:
   • Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high 1989, Christopher Ward, David Tyson, “Black Velvet”, performed by Alannah Myles:

Forms

Deriveds

payola

Descendants

vitrola · vitrola