Main Entry:

gui·tar

Pronunciation:

\gə-ˈtär, gi-, especially Southern & Midland also ˈgi-ˌtär\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic qītār, from Greek kithara cithara

Date:

1668

: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings played with a pick or with the fingers

— gui·tar·ist \-ist\ noun

[guitar illustration]