Main Entry: ²vi·o·la

Pronunciation: \vē-ˈō-lə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian & Spanish, viol, viola, from Old Occitan, viol

Date: circa 1724

: a musical instrument of the violin family that is intermediate in size and compass between the violin and cello and is tuned a fifth below the violin

— vi·o·list \-list\ noun