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biola

Pronunciation: /ˈbiolə/

“biola” is a Malay word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. violin

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese viola, from Old Galician-Portuguese viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory. Semantic loan from English violin.

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