sitar

noun

si·​tar si-ˈtär 

ˈsi-ˌtär

: an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings

sitarist

si-ˈtär-ist 

ˈsi-ˌtär-

noun

Illustration of sitar

Examples of sitar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Harrison had picked up the sitar a year earlier on a movie set. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026

So to reel it in, Pillsbury and his band threw on a sitar — which made the cut on a few songs — and a flute solo. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

There was, apparently, a sitar soundtrack. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026

The six-piece group will play a collection of Shankar’s repertoire curated by the late sitar legend’s wife and daughter. — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu sitār, from Persian, a three-stringed lute, from sih three + tār string, thread

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sitar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar