noun · Music

cello

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The meaning (definition) of the word cello

a big wooden stringed instrument you sit down to play with a bow

The word cello used in a sentence

The cello makes deep, beautiful sounds when the musician pulls the bow across it.

The plural of the word cello

cellos

How the word cello is said around the world

Frenchvioloncelle (vyohlawnsel)
Spanishviolonchelo (byohlohnchayloh)
Mandarin大提琴 (dà tí qín)
Hindiवायलनचेलो (vahyuhluhnkyayloh)
Arabicتشيلو (cheeloo)
Russianвиолончель (violonchel')
Portuguese (EU)violoncelo (veeooloongseluu)
Portuguese (BR)violoncelo (veeohlohngseluu)
Japaneseチェロ (chero)
GermanCello (tseloh)
Urduسیلو (sayloh)
Punjabiਸੈਲੋ (seloh)
Korean첼로 (celro)
Hebrewצֶ'לוֹ (chayloh)
Greekτσέλο (tselo)
Dutchcello (seloh)
Tagalogselo (seloh)
Vietnameseđàn cello (dahn cheluhuuuhuu)
Turkishçello (challaw)
Persianویولنسل (veeoolnahsahl)
Polishwiolonczela (vyawlawnchelah)
Ukrainianвіолончель (violonchel)
Bengaliসেলো (shayloh)
Swedishcello (seloo)
Italianvioloncello (vyohlohnchelloh)

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