theorbo
[ thee-awr-boh ]
/ θiˈɔr boʊ /
noun, plural the·or·bos.
an obsolete bass lute with two sets of strings attached to separate peg boxes, one above the other, on the neck.
Origin of theorbo
1595–1605; < Italian
teorba, variant of
tiorba, special use of Venetian
tiorba, variant of
tuorba traveling bag ≪ Turkish
torba bag; so called from the bag it was carried in
OTHER WORDS FROM theorbo
the·or·bist, nounWords nearby theorbo
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British Dictionary definitions for theorbo
theorbo
/ (θɪˈɔːbəʊ) /
noun plural -bos
music
an obsolete form of the lute, having two necks, one above the other, the second neck carrying a set of unstopped sympathetic bass strings
Derived forms of theorbo
theorbist, nounWord Origin for theorbo
C17: from Italian
teorba, probably from Venetian, variant of
tuorba travelling bag, ultimately from Turkish
torba bag