violoncello

[vee-uh-luhn-chel-oh, vahy-] Origin

vi·o·lon·cel·lo

[vee-uh-luhn-chel-oh, vahy-]
noun, plural vi·o·lon·cel·los.

Origin:
1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to violon(e) violone + -cello diminutive suffix
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Violoncello has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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violoncello (ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ)
 
n , pl -los
the full name for cello
 
[C18: from Italian, from violone + -cello, diminutive suffix]
 
violon'cellist
 
n

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violoncello
1724, from It. violoncello, dim. of violone "bass viol," augmentative of viola (see viola).
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