noun
Origin: Fr mandoline < It mandolino, dim. of mandola, mandora < LL pandura, kind of lute < LGr pandoura, prob. < Ar ṭanbur
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noun
Origin:
Origin: French mandoline
Origin: , from Italian mandolino
Origin: , diminutive of mandola, lute
Origin: , from French mandore
Origin: , from Late Latin pandūra, three-string lute
Origin: , from Greek pandoura
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