mandola
noun
man·do·la
man-ˈdō-lə 
: a 16th and 17th century lute that is the ancestor of the smaller mandolin
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Inside, a Venezuelan folk band strummed a bass guitar and two guitar-like instruments — a cuatro and a mandola — amid piles of blankets and bags of clothes.
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Jay Reeves, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
Inside, a Venezuelan folk band strummed a bass guitar and two guitar-like instruments -- a cuatro and a mandola -- amid piles of blankets and bags of clothes.
—CBS News, 9 Sep. 2017
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Jay Reeves, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
Inside, a Venezuelan folk band strummed a bass guitar and two guitar-like instruments -- a cuatro and a mandola -- amid piles of blankets and bags of clothes.
—CBS News, 9 Sep. 2017
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“Mandola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandola. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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