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die Gitarre

guitar

Er lernt, Gitarre zu spielen.

He is learning to play the guitar.

Meine Gitarre hat sechs Saiten.

My guitar has six strings.

to play the guitar He plays the guitar every day.

Synonyms: Klampfe (slang); Related instruments: Bass (bass guitar), Laute (lute)

Borrowed from Spanish 'guitarra', which comes from Arabic 'qīṯārah', and ultimately from the Greek 'kithára' (a type of lyre).

It's a cognate of the English word 'guitar'. Just remember the German pronunciation: [ɡiˈtaʁə].

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