violoncello
Plural: violoncelli, violoncellos
Noun
- a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
- Synonym of cello.
Origin / Etymology
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).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
violoncello: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvioloncello: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
violoncello: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
violoncello: valid Words With Friends Word