As nouns the difference between bouzouki and mandolin
is that bouzouki is (musici) a greek long-necked plucked fretted lute having a sharp, metallic sound while mandolin is (music) a stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin they have either a bowl back or a flat back.
bouzouki
Noun
(
en noun)
(musici) A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute having a sharp, metallic sound
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mandolin
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(music) A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin. They have either a bowl back or a flat back.
A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline).
(military) An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets.
Derived terms
* mandolinist
Related terms
* mandola, manjo, mandolin-banjo, banjo-mandolin, banjolin