guitar

/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/

noungui · tar

Think: “GI (like the start of *gift*) + TAR (like sticky tar)” → GI-TAR = guitar.

Yes, it's guitar. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-tar**, not **-ter**.

Definition

  1. nounA musical instrument with strings that you play by strumming or plucking, usually with a fretted neck.

Examples

  • She practiced the guitar for twenty minutes after school.
  • The guitarist tuned his guitar before the concert began.
  • He learned a simple melody on an acoustic guitar.

Synonyms

instrumentstringed instrumentacoustic guitarelectric guitarsix-string

Translations

ES guitarraPT guitarraFR guitare

Common misspellings

gitarguiterguitarrguittarguitaarguetar

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