chitarrone kee-tah-RONE-ay Your browser does not support the audio element. [ Italian ] Definition A lute popular in the sixteen hundreds that had an extended neck and an extra eight courses of unstopped strings in addition to the six regular courses on a standard lute. See Also [English] lute Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on X (opens in a new tab) Last Updated: 2016-05-21 11:49:32