mandolin

ˌmændəˈlɪn

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Definition of mandolin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

musicstringed instrument with eight strings in four courses

She played a beautiful melody on her mandolin.

lute

mandola

string instrument

cookingkitchen tool for slicing vegetables thinly

He used a mandolin to slice the potatoes.

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stringed instrument with eight strings in four courses
kitchen tool for slicing vegetables thinly

Origin of mandolin

Italian, mandolino (small mandola)

Terms with mandolin included in their meaning

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mandola

music

stringed instrument larger than a mandolin

mandola

history

early version of the mandolin

Tambura

Balkan music

string instrument similar to a mandolin in the Balkans

mandoline

music

alternative form of mandolin musical instrument

mandolinist

music

person who plays the mandolin

Examples of mandolin in a sentence

He learned to play the mandolin from his grandfather.
A mandolin is perfect for making uniform vegetable slices.
Chefs prefer using a mandolin for its precision in cutting.

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French:mandoline, ...
German:Mandoline, ...
Italian:mandolino, mandolina, ...
Spanish:mandolina, rebanador, ...
Portuguese:bandolim, mandolina, ...
Chinese:曼陀林, 切片器, ...
Japanese:マンドリン, スライサー, ...
Arabic:ماندولِين, مِبْشَرَة شَرائِح, ...
Hebrew:מַנְדּוֹלִינָה, מַכְשִׁיר פְּרִיסָה, ...
Russian:мандолина, ...
Ukrainian:мандоліна, ...
Hindi:मंडोलिन, मैंडोलिन, ...
Bengali:ম্যান্ডোলিন, সবজি কাটার যন্ত্র, ...
Catalan:mandolina, tallador de verdures, ...
Czech:mandolína, kráječ, ...
Danish:mandolin, ...
Dutch:mandoline, ...
Greek:μαντολίνο, μαντολίνα, ...
Hungarian:mandolin, szeletelő, ...
Khmer:ម៉ង់ដូលីន, ឧបករណ៍កាត់បន្លែជាបន្ទះស្តើង, ...
Korean:만돌린, 슬라이서, ...
Persian:مندولین, رنده, ...
Polish:mandolina, ...
Portuguese (BR):bandolim, mandolina, ...
Romanian:mandolină, mandolin, ...
Swedish:mandolin, ...
Thai:แมนโดลิน, เครื่องหั่นผัก, ...
Turkish:mandolin, ...
Vietnamese:đàn mandolin, dụng cụ thái lát, ...

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