vi‧o‧la /viˈəʊlə $ -ˈoʊ-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Italian;
Origin: Old Provençal, probably from Medieval Latin vitula; ⇒ fiddle1]
1. a wooden musical instrument that you play like a
violin but that is larger and has a lower sound
2. a plant related to the
violet [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲