guitar

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gui·tar [guitar guitars] BrE [ɡɪˈtɑː(r)] NAmE [ɡɪˈtɑːr] noun
a musical instrument that usually has six strings, that you play with your fingers or with a ↑plectrum
•an acoustic/an electric/a classical, etc. guitar
•a guitar player
•Do you play the guitar?
•She plays guitar in a band.
•As he sang, he strummed his guitar.
see also ↑air guitar, ↑bass

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Spanish guitarra (partly via French), from Greek kithara, denoting an instrument similar to the lyre.

Example Bank:
•He gently plucked his guitar.
•He would stand in front of the mirror, playing air guitar to Van Halen songs.