cel‧lo /ˈtʃeləʊ $ -loʊ/
noun (
plural cellos)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: violoncello 'cello' (18-21 centuries), from Italian, from violone 'large stringed instrument', from viola; ⇒ viola]
a musical instrument like a large
violin that you hold between your knees and play by pulling a
bow (=special stick) across the strings
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲