viole de gambe
French, noun/vjɔl də ɡɑ̃b/
viole de gambe is a French feminine noun meaning “viol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Luth à cordes frottées, tenu verticalement entre les jambes à la manière du violoncelle, mais à la touche…”.
What does viole de gambe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineviol
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Luth à cordes frottées, tenu verticalement entre les jambes à la manière du violoncelle, mais à la touche garnie de frettes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of viole de gambe
- violes de gambe plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viole de gambe?
- /vjɔl də ɡɑ̃b/
- \vjɔl də ɡɑ̃b\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viole de gambe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.