Viola ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Viola ( noun )

1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin, typically with a deeper tone.
2. A plant of the genus Viola, especially the violet.

Origin:

From the latin word "viole", which means violet.

Examples:

1. He started playing the viola when he was only six years old.
2. She was quite fond of the small viola flowers that grew in her garden.
3. I have been learning to play the viola for a year now and I'm still not very good.
4. The viola section in the orchestra was particularly strong this season.
5. The viola da gamba is a bowed string instrument in the viol family, held between the legs and played upright.

(As a verb)

Viola ( verb )

1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin, typically with a deeper tone.
2. A plant of the genus Viola, especially the violet.

Origin:

From the latin word "viole", which means violet.

Examples:

1. He started playing the viola when he was only six years old.
2. She was quite fond of the small viola flowers that grew in her garden.
3. I have been learning to play the viola for a year now and I'm still not very good.
4. The viola section in the orchestra was particularly strong this season.
5. The viola da gamba is a bowed string instrument in the viol family, held between the legs and played upright.