Image:Metsu viola-de-gamba.jpg|thumb|right|Woman playing a viola de gamba.
English
wikipedia
Etymology
From It. #Italian|viola da gamba "viol of leg"
Noun
en-noun|sg=viola da gamba
- A viol, usually much larger than the violin, played while seated and supported between the legs. The instrument was developed in Europe in the 1400s and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Related terms
viol
See also
cello
Category:Musical instruments
Italian
Noun
it-noun| |f|viola da gamba|viole da gamba
- A #English|viola da gamba
it:viola da gamba
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