WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
man•do•la
(man dō′lə),USA pronunciation n.
- Music, Music and Dancean early lute resembling a large mandolin.
- Greek pandoûra; compare bandore
- Italian, variant of mandora, alteration of Latin pandūra 3-stringed lute
- 1750–60
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