1726
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Diccionario de la lengua castellana, en que se explica el verdadero sentido de las voces, su naturaleza y calidad... 6 vols. Madrid, 1726-1739. | 1726 | 18cent/1/early |
The so-called Diccionario de Autoridades” defines vihuela as a “Stringed musical instrument which according to Covarrubias was the lyre of antiquity; but today it commonly means the same as guitar.”
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Vihuelas Guitar |
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VIGUELA Instrumento Musico de cuerdas, que segun Covarr. Era Ia lyra antigua; pero oy comunmente vale lo mismo que Guitarra.
Confirms 18th-century understanding of the vihuela and guitar as synonymous terms.