Victrola
See also: victrola
English
Antique Phonograph Display - Victrola - New Orleans 2016
Etymology
Victor + -ola, modeled after pianola.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /vɪkˈtɹoʊlə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɪkˈtɹəʊlə/
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Noun
Victrola (plural Victrolas)
- A brand-name model of phonograph and phonograph records manufactured and sold by the Victor Talking Machine Company and later RCA Victor beginning in 1906.
- 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus, published 1993, page 78:
- A small boy stood at the Victrola turning its handle and smiling at the sound of Bert Williams’ “Save a Little Dram for Me.”
- 1989, Christopher Ward; David Tyson (lyrics and music), “Black Velvet”, performed by Alannah Myles:
- Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
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Descendants
- → Portuguese: vitrola
- → Spanish: vitrola
Further reading
Victrola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- vortical