violoncello

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violoncello

/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ/ UK
/ˌviːələnˈtʃɛləʊ/ UK
/ˌvaɪələnˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛləʊ

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A borrowing of Italian violoncello (“little violone”), from violone (“an early form of the double bass”) + -cello (“-elle”, forming diminutives), violone itself being derived from viola + -one (“-oon”, forming augmentatives).

noun violoncellos · violoncelli

Synonym of cello. A tentative violoncello is playing, invisible and plaintive, then stops with an asthmatic scrape of catgut.
Similar: cello

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@misc{violoncello_2026,
  title = {violoncello},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/violoncello},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}