What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Mandolin vs Mandocello - What's the difference?

mandolin | mandocello |

As nouns the difference between mandolin and mandocello

is that mandolin is 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 while mandocello is a string instrument similar to a mandolin.

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

    External links

    * * * (commonslite)

    mandocello

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A string instrument similar to a mandolin.