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Vihuela (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /veh-way-lah/

What does Vihuela mean?

An obsolete 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish stringed instrument.

A Vihuela (also known as “vihuela de mano“) is an obsolete 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish stringed instrument, that is shaped like a guitar but tuned like a lute.

Example sentence: “The museum is trying to get a vihuela.”

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