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tiorba

Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/

tiorba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “theorbo (baroque instrument of the lute family)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does tiorba mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininetheorbo (baroque instrument of the lute family)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of tiorba

  • tiorbas plural
  • teorba alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tiorba?

  • Brazil /t͡ʃiˈɔʁ.bɐ/
  • Brazil [t͡ʃiˈɔɦ.bɐ]
  • Brazil /ˈt͡ʃjɔʁ.bɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to tiorba

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.