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vihuela

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From Spanish vihuela.

noun vihuelas

  1. A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
  2. A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.

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"vihuela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vihuela. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vihuela. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vihuela

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"vihuela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vihuela.

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@misc{vihuela_2026,
  title = {vihuela},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vihuela},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}