cello
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cello¹
- /ˈtʃɛləʊ/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛləʊ
Where it comes from
Clipping of violoncello, the original name, from Italian violoncello (“little violone”), from violone (“an early form of the double bass”) + -cello (“-elle”, forming diminutives), violone (“big viola”) itself being derived from viola + -one (“-oon”, forming augmentatives).
noun cellos · celli · 'cello
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A bowed bass instrument held between the knees.
I haven't always been this cool because I haven't always played guitar. I started out on the cello. Yeah, the cello is a wonderful, beautiful instrument. It's cool to be an adult that plays the cello. Being a kid that played the cello sucked, cause there's no way to be cool when your instrument is l
Similar: violoncello
cello²
- /ˈsɛləʊ/ UK
- /ˈsɛloʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛləʊ
Where it comes from
Shortening of cellophane.
noun
- cellophane Chocolates arranged in a candy dish or basket, antique or purchased in accordance to^([sic]) the personal taste of the host/hostess, wrapped with cello wrap and tied with a lovely ribbon—decadent!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: violoncello, bass, solo, chair, bow, unaccompanied, 'cello, electric cello, violincello, celloist, cittern, guitar-cello, ceterone, cimbasso, guitar cello, cymbalo
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noun musical instrument
| Español | chelo, violonchelo, violoncelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 첼로 chello, 비올론첼로 biollonchello |
| 日本語 | チェロ chero, ヴィオロンチェロ vioronchero |
| 中文 | 大提琴 dàtíqín |
| हिन्दी | सेलो selo |
| Kiswahili | chelo |
| Português | violoncelo |
| Français | violoncelle |
| Deutsch | Cello, Violoncello |
| Italiano | violoncello |
| Ελληνικά | βιολοντσέλο violontsélo, τσέλο tsélo |
| Română | violoncel |
| Русский | виолонче́ль violončélʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | vi-ô-lông-xen, xe-lô |
| العربية | تْشِيلُّو tšīllū |
| עברית | צֶ׳לוֹ chelo |
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title = {cello},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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