# violone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An early stringed instrument similar to a double bass.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian violone (“big viola”), from viola + -one (“-oon, forming augmentatives"”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/violone