sitar Syllabification: (si·tar)Pronunciation: /siˈtär/Definition of sitar noun a large, long-necked Indian lute with movable frets, played with a wire pick. Derivatives sitaristPronunciation: /-ist/ noun Origin:via Urdu from Persian sitār, from sih 'three' + tār 'string'sitar in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sitar in the British & World English dictionary