vihuela

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
 * 2)  A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.

Etymology
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