arpeggione

noun

ar·​peg·​gio·​ne

(ˌ)ärˌpejēˈōnē,

ˌärpeˈjō-

plural -s

: a cellolike bowed instrument of the early 19th century having frets and drone strings

Word History

Etymology

German, from Italian arpeggio

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