Mandolin Definition
măndə-lĭn, măndl-ĭn
mandolins
noun
A musical instrument of the lute family, with four to six pairs of strings stretched over a fretted neck and a deep, rounded sound box: it is played with a plectrum, which is moved rapidly back and forth to give a tremolo effect.
Webster's New World
A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline).
Wiktionary
(military) An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Mandolin
Noun
Singular:
mandolin
Plural:
mandolinsOrigin of Mandolin
French mandoline from Italian mandolino diminutive of mandola lute from French mandore from Late Latin pandūra three-string lute from Greek pandoura
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.
From Wiktionary
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