Viola

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /viˈəʊ.lÉ™/, /vʌɪˈəʊ.lÉ™/ ()

• Rhymes: -əʊlÉ™
• US IPA: /viˈoÊŠlÉ™/

From Italian viola, from Old Provencal viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin *vitula ("stringed instrument").

Full definition of viola

Noun

1. (music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone
2. (music) An organ stop having a similar tone
3. (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈviː.É™lÉ™/, /ˈvʌɪəlÉ™/

• US IPA: /vaɪˈoÊŠlÉ™/, /vɪˈoÊŠlÉ™/, /ˈvaɪ.É™lÉ™/

From Latin viola ("violet").

Noun

1. botany Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.

Anagrams

• Ivalo
• voila, voilà