viola da gamba
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Metsu_viola-de-gamba.jpg.webp)
Woman playing a viola de gamba.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian viola da gamba (“viol for the leg”)
Noun
viola da gamba (plural viola da gambas or viole da gamba)
- (music) Synonym of viol
Derived terms
- gambist (“one who performs on a viola da gamba”)
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Translations
viol — see viol
Italian
Noun
viola da gamba f (plural viole da gamba)
- (music) viola da gamba