viola da gamba


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
viola da gamba /ˈgambə/ (also viol da gamba)
noun a viol, specifically a bass viol (corresponding to the modern cello).
– origin Ital., lit. ‘viol for the leg’.
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