guitar

 
Pronunciation: /gɪˈtɑː/

noun

  • a stringed musical instrument, with a fretted fingerboard, typically incurved sides, and six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a plectrum. See also electric guitar

Derivatives

guitarist

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French), from Greek kithara, denoting an instrument similar to the lyre