arpeggione en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian arpeggio + -one.
Meanings
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A six-stringed musical instrument of the 19th century, fretted and tuned like a guitar but bowed like a cello, and held vertically between the knees.
Whether it is better on the original arpeggione, I am helpless to say.
2007 February 1, Bernard Holland, “Schubert Whispers, Grieg Booms”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arpeggiones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
fr arpeggione (instrument)