Return to the home page.

Expand/collapse menu.

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Expand/collapse menu.

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Expand/collapse menu.

Expand/collapse menu.

Word of the Day

Subscriber Help

Expand/collapse menu.

More Word Games

Daily Crosswords

Expand/collapse menu.

Open Dictionary

Alphabetical Browse

Browse Categories

Submit an Entry

Expand/collapse menu.

Spelling Bee Hive

Hive Headquarters

Spelling Champion

Spelling Reform

Expand/collapse menu.

Word for the Wise

Today's Broadcast

Expand/collapse menu.

Books and CD-Roms

Online Services

Palm and Pocket PC

Expand/collapse menu.

Looking Up a Word

Citing the Dictionary

Audio Pronunciations

Word Games Help

Expand/collapse menu.

Merriam-Webster FAQ

Advertising Info

Copyright Notice

Also Visit:
Unabridged

Visual
ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Spell It!
Word Central

mandolin

Browse the Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

mandolin

Main Entry:: man·do·lin
Pronunciation:: \ˌman-də-ˈlin, ˈman-də-lən\
Variant(s):: also man·do·line \ˌman-də-ˈlēn, ˈman-də-lən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola
Date:: 1707

1: a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings2usually mandoline [French, from Italian mandolino mandolin] : a kitchen utensil with a blade for slicing and shredding

— man·do·lin·ist

Listen to the pronunciation of mandolinist

\ˌman-də-ˈli-nist\ noun

[mandolin illustration]

Learn more about "mandolin" and related topics at Britannica.com

See a map of "mandolin" in the Visual Thesaurus

Find Jobs in Your City

Pronunciation Symbols