mandolin
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mandolin
- /ˈmændə(ˌ)lɪn/
- /ˌmændəˈlɪn/ uncommon
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola, a large stringed instrument.
noun mandolins · mandoline
- A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
- A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.
verb mandolins · mandolining · mandolined · mandoline
- To slice using a mandolin; to julienne. One Monday night I peeled potatoes over the sink, ready to mandolin them into thin slices and bake on top of a pie I had a recipe for in the newspaper on Saturday.
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noun musical instrument
| Español | mandolina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 만돌린 mandollin |
| 日本語 | マンドリン mandorin |
| 中文 | 洋琵琶 yángpípá, 曼陀林 màntuólín, 曼多林 mànduōlín |
| Kiswahili | gambusi ndogo |
| Português | bandolim |
| Français | mandoline |
| Deutsch | Mandoline |
| Italiano | mandolino |
| Ελληνικά | μαντολίνο mantolíno |
| Română | mandolină |
| Русский | мандоли́на mandolína |
noun kitchen tool
| Español | mandolina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 채칼 chaekal |
| Português | mandolina |
| Français | mandoline |
| Deutsch | Gemüsehobel, Krauthobel |
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title = {mandolin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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