"viola" meaning in English

See viola in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} viola
  1. (often humorous) Misconstruction of voila. Tags: alt-of, humorous, misconstruction, often Alternative form of: voila
    Sense id: en-viola-en-intj-G-8Ff5tp Categories (other): English misconstructions, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 25 18 3 3 26 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈviː.ələ/ [UK], /ˈvaɪələ/ [UK], /vaɪˈoʊlə/ [US], /vɪˈoʊlə/ [US], /ˈvaɪ.ələ/ [US] Forms: violas [plural]
Etymology: From Latin viola (“violet”). Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Viola mandsurica|species|Viola mandshurica}} Viola mandshurica, {{der|en|la|viola||violet}} Latin viola (“violet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} viola (plural violas)
  1. (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies. Categories (topical): Botany, Musical instruments Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Violet family plants Translations (botany: any of several flowering plants): viooltjie (Afrikaans), violet (Afrikaans), теменуга (temenuga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), viola [feminine] (Catalan), violka [feminine] (Czech), blákolla [feminine] (Faroese), orvokki (Finnish), βιόλα (vióla) [feminine] (Greek), ibolya (Hungarian), árvácska (Hungarian), viola (Italian), љубичица (ljubičica) [feminine] (Macedonian), темјанушка (temjanuška) [feminine] (Macedonian), tiora (Maori), fiołek [masculine] (Polish), violeta [feminine] (Portuguese), violă [feminine] (Romanian), viorea [feminine] (Romanian), toporaș [masculine] (Romanian), фиа́лка (fiálka) [feminine] (Russian), goirmean-searradh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), violeta [feminine] (Spanish), viol [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-viola-en-noun-BWXevECi Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 5 13 32 2 6 31 10 Disambiguation of Flowers: 10 50 11 4 5 11 8 Disambiguation of Violet family plants: 8 58 14 3 4 8 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 25 18 3 3 26 12 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 17 29 15 6 4 18 12 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /viˈəʊ.lə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /viˈoʊ.lə/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-us-viola.ogg [US] Forms: violas [plural], viole [error-unknown-tag, plural, uncommon]
Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|viola}} Italian viola, {{der|en|pro|viola}} Old Occitan viola, {{m|oc|viula}} viula, {{der|en|ML.|vitula|t=stringed instrument}} Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), {{der|en|frk|*fiþulā|t=violin, fiddle}} Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”), {{doublet|en|viol}} Doublet of viol, {{doublet|en|fiddle|nocap=1}} doublet of fiddle Head templates: {{en-noun|s|viole|pl2qual=senses 1 and 2, uncommon}} viola (plural violas or (senses 1 and 2, uncommon) viole)
  1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, String instruments Translations (music: stringed instrument of the violin family): altviool (Afrikaans), viola (Afrikaans), ալտ (alt) (Armenian), ջութ (ǰutʿ) (Armenian), biola (Basque), violeta [feminine] (Brazil Portuguese), виола (viola) [feminine] (Bulgarian), viola [feminine] (Catalan), 中提琴 (zhōngtíqín) (Chinese Mandarin), viola [feminine] (Czech), bratsch [common-gender] (Danish), altviool (Dutch), aldviolono (Esperanto), vioola (Estonian), bratsj [feminine] (Faroese), alttoviulu (Finnish), violon alto [masculine] (French), alto [masculine] (French), Bratsche [feminine] (German), Viola [feminine] (German), Altgeige [feminine] (German), βιόλα (vióla) [feminine] (Greek), brácsa (Hungarian), mélyhegedű (Hungarian), víóla [feminine] (Icelandic), lágfiðla [feminine] (Icelandic), alto (Ido), viola (Indonesian), vióla [feminine] (Irish), viola [feminine] (Italian), ビオラ (biora) (Japanese), ヴィオラ (viora) (Japanese), 비올라 (biolla) (Korean), vitula [Medieval, feminine] (Latin), вио́ла (vióla) [feminine] (Macedonian), biola (Malay), waiora (Maori), tiora (Maori), biola (Mirandese), violon alto [masculine] (Occitan), altówka [feminine] (Polish), wiola [feminine] (Polish), viola [feminine] (Portuguese), viola d'arco [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), wiyula (Quechua), violă [feminine] (Romanian), alto [masculine] (Romanian), альт (alʹt) [masculine] (Russian), viola (Scots), ailt [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ailt-fhidheall [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), viola [feminine] (Spanish), viola (Swahili), viola [common-gender] (Swedish), altfiol [common-gender] (Swedish), biyola (Tagalog), viyola (Turkish), альт (alʹt) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ئالىت (alit) (Uyghur), alt (Uzbek), viola (Vietnamese), altfioele (West Frisian), וויאָלע (vyole) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-viola-en-noun-DqP~LFLh Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 5 13 32 2 6 31 10 Disambiguation of String instruments: 4 11 42 2 5 28 9 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 25 18 3 3 26 12 Disambiguation of 'music: stringed instrument of the violin family': 71 3 4 16 5
  2. A person who plays the viola.
    Sense id: en-viola-en-noun-TyTCwkmB
  3. (music) An organ stop having a similar tone. Categories (topical): Music Translations (music: organ stop): viola [feminine] (Czech), альт (alʹt) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-viola-en-noun-uBDZ-4dE Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music: organ stop': 6 1 81 7 4
  4. (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music. Categories (topical): Music, Musical instruments Translations (music: Brazilian 10-string guitar): viola (Finnish), viola [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-viola-en-noun-KbiM656N Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 5 13 32 2 6 31 10 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 25 18 3 3 26 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 19 13 2 3 38 15 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music: Brazilian 10-string guitar': 13 15 5 62 5
  5. (music) A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music. Categories (topical): Music, Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-viola-en-noun-tvpQJgCQ Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 5 13 32 2 6 31 10 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 25 18 3 3 26 12 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: viola clef, viola paradon, viola zither, violist, violaist Related terms: viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola d'amore, viola di bordone, viola pomposa
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈviː.ələ/",
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        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈvaɪələ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/vaɪˈoʊlə/",
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        "US"
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      "ipa": "/vɪˈoʊlə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈvaɪ.ələ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "word": "viooltjie"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "word": "violet"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "temenuga",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "теменуга"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "violka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "blákolla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "word": "orvokki"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vióla",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "βιόλα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "word": "ibolya"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "word": "árvácska"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ljubičica",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "љубичица"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "temjanuška",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "темјанушка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "word": "tiora"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fiołek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "violeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "violă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viorea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "toporaș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fiálka",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фиа́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "goirmean-searradh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "violeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "botany: any of several flowering plants",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "viol"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English terms derived from Old Occitan",
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    },
    {
      "word": "viola paradon"
    },
    {
      "word": "viola zither"
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    },
    {
      "word": "viola d'amore"
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        "music"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/viˈoʊ.lə/",
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "altviool"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "alt",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "ալտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ǰutʿ",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "ջութ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "biola"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "viola",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "виола"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhōngtíqín",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "中提琴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bratsch"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "altviool"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "aldviolono"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "vioola"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bratsj"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "alttoviulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "violon alto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bratsche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Altgeige"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vióla",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "βιόλα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "brácsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "mélyhegedű"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lágfiðla"
    },
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "alto"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vióla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "biora",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "ビオラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "viora",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "ヴィオラ"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "biolla",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "비올라"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "Medieval",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vitula"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "vióla",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "вио́ла"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "biola"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "waiora"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "tiora"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwl",
      "lang": "Mirandese",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "biola"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "violon alto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "altówka"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wiola"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Brazil Portuguese",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "violeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola d'arco"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "wiyula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "violă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "alto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "альт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ailt"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailt-fhidheall"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "altfiol"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "biyola"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "viyola"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "alʹt",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "альт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "alit",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "ئالىت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "alt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "word": "altfioele"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "vyole",
      "sense": "music: stringed instrument of the violin family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "וויאָלע"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "music: organ stop",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "alʹt",
      "sense": "music: organ stop",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "альт"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "music: Brazilian 10-string guitar",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "music: Brazilian 10-string guitar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viola"
    }
  ],
  "word": "viola"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English heteronyms",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "en:Flowers",
    "en:Musical instruments",
    "en:String instruments",
    "en:Violet family plants",
    "es:Musical instruments"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "viola",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "voila"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English humorous terms",
        "English misconstructions",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1988, “Hey Vern, It's Pets”, in Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! (television production), spoken by Dr. Otto (Jim Varney)",
          "text": "And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Hedge Funds for Dummies",
          "text": "[...] ; you fill out a form; you write your check; and viola! You're a mutual fund shareholder.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Misconstruction of voila."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "voila",
          "voila#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often humorous) Misconstruction of voila."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "humorous",
        "misconstruction",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "viola"
}

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