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tiple

Pronunciation: /ˈtiple/

“tiple” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. treble guitar, a small plucked stringed instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations
  2. treble guitar player
  3. soprano, treble (voice, singer)
  4. single-piece mast

In Spanish

  1. La voz más alta de la música.
  2. Vihuela pequeña con voces agudas.
  3. Vino.
  4. Vela de un falucho que lleva temados todos los rizos.

Etymology

Probably from Old Spanish triple, based on dividing the human voices into bass, tenor and soprano, the latter being the highest. See modern Spanish triple.

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