calascione

noun

ca·​la·​scio·​ne

ˌkaləˈshōnē

plural -s

: a guitar with two or three strings used especially in southern Italy

Word History

Etymology

Italian, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin calassium basket, irregular from Greek kalathos

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