Theorbo Definition

thē-ôrbō
theorbos
noun
A large 17th-cent. lute with a double neck and two sets of strings.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Theorbo

Noun

Singular:
theorbo
Plural:
theorbos

Origin of Theorbo

  • French théorbe from Italian tiorba of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian tiorba, from Turkish torba.

    From Wiktionary