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mandolin.

A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn//ˌmændəˈlɪn/uncommon
  1. A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

  2. A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

Where this word comes from

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

verb/ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn//ˌmændəˈlɪn/uncommon
  1. To slice using a madolin; to julienne.

Where this word comes from

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.

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