violoncelo
See also: violonĉelo and violončelo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- violoncello (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian violoncello (“cello”), from violone (“violone”) + -cello.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.o.lõˈsɛ.lu/ [vɪ.o.lõˈsɛ.lu], (faster pronunciation) /vjo.lõˈsɛ.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.o.lõˈsɛ.lo/ [vɪ.o.lõˈsɛ.lo], (faster pronunciation) /vjo.lõˈsɛ.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vju.lõˈsɛ.lu/
- Hyphenation: vi‧o‧lon‧se‧lo
Noun
violoncelo m (plural violoncelos)
- cello (musical instrument)
Related terms
- viola
- violão
- violino
- violoncelista
- violoncelístico
Spanish
Noun
violoncelo m (plural violoncelos)
- Alternative form of violonchelo
Further reading
- “violoncelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014