"classical guitar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: classical guitars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} classical guitar (plural classical guitars)
  1. A type of flat-tabled guitar of Spanish origin used primarily for Western classical music, flamenco, and Latin American music, with six nylon (formerly gut) strings, usually played with the fingers rather than with a plectrum. Categories (topical): String instruments Synonyms: nylon-string guitar, Spanish guitar Derived forms: classical guitarist Translations (guitar used primarily for classical music): guitarra clàssica [feminine] (Catalan), 古典吉他 (gǔdiǎn jítā) (Chinese Mandarin), klassieke gitaar [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), klassinen kitara (Finnish), guitare classique [feminine] (French), klasszikus gitár (Hungarian), giotár clasaiceach [masculine] (Irish), violão [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), guitarra clássica [feminine] (Portuguese), chitară clasică [feminine] (Romanian), класси́ческая гита́ра (klassíčeskaja gitára) [feminine] (Russian), klassisk gitarr [common-gender] (Swedish)

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