Portuguese guitar
E374200
The Portuguese guitar is a traditional twelve-string plucked instrument, central to the performance of fado music and known for its teardrop-shaped body and bright, resonant tone.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese guitar canonical | 5 |
| Coimbra model Portuguese guitar | 1 |
| Guitarra Portuguesa | 1 |
| Lisbon model Portuguese guitar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3608915 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese guitar Context triple: [Fado de Coimbra, usesInstrument, Portuguese guitar]
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A.
Gitarja
Gitarja, also known as Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, was a 14th-century Javanese queen of the Majapahit Empire who significantly expanded its territory and influence.
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B.
Lutes
The Lutes are the athletic teams representing Pacific Lutheran University in collegiate sports competitions.
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C.
Gutar
Gutar are the historical inhabitants of the Swedish island of Gotland, known from medieval sources such as the Gutasaga for their distinct culture, laws, and extensive Baltic Sea trade.
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D.
Cimbalom
The cimbalom is a large, trapezoidal hammered dulcimer common in Central and Eastern European folk and Romani music, especially associated with Slovak and Hungarian traditions.
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E.
đàn bầu
Đàn bầu is a traditional Vietnamese monochord zither known for its haunting, expressive sound produced by bending pitch with a flexible rod.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese guitar Target entity description: The Portuguese guitar is a traditional twelve-string plucked instrument, central to the performance of fado music and known for its teardrop-shaped body and bright, resonant tone.
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A.
Gitarja
Gitarja, also known as Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, was a 14th-century Javanese queen of the Majapahit Empire who significantly expanded its territory and influence.
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B.
Lutes
The Lutes are the athletic teams representing Pacific Lutheran University in collegiate sports competitions.
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C.
Gutar
Gutar are the historical inhabitants of the Swedish island of Gotland, known from medieval sources such as the Gutasaga for their distinct culture, laws, and extensive Baltic Sea trade.
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D.
Cimbalom
The cimbalom is a large, trapezoidal hammered dulcimer common in Central and Eastern European folk and Romani music, especially associated with Slovak and Hungarian traditions.
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E.
đàn bầu
Đàn bầu is a traditional Vietnamese monochord zither known for its haunting, expressive sound produced by bending pitch with a flexible rod.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chordophone
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ plucked string instrument ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
Portuguese folk music
ⓘ
fado ⓘ |
| bodyShape | teardrop-shaped ⓘ |
| bridgeType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Portugal ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic instrument of fado
ⓘ
symbol of Portuguese musical identity ⓘ |
| family | cittern family ⓘ |
| fretType | metal frets ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | guitarra portuguesa ⓘ |
| hasFrets | yes ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Coimbra model Portuguese guitar
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese guitar
Lisbon model Portuguese guitar ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese guitar
|
| headstockType | watch-key tuning mechanism ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from earlier European cittern-type instruments ⓘ |
| neckType | short neck ⓘ |
| notation | often played from memory or by ear ⓘ |
| numberOfStrings | 12 ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Portuguese folk music festivals
ⓘ
fado houses ⓘ |
| playingTechnique |
played with fingerpicks
ⓘ
plucked ⓘ |
| primaryUse | fado music ⓘ |
| regionOfPopularity |
Coimbra
ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
English guitar
ⓘ
cittern ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| scaleLength | short scale ⓘ |
| soundboardType | flat soundboard ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
bright tone
ⓘ
resonant tone ⓘ |
| soundProduction | vibration of plucked metal strings over hollow body ⓘ |
| stringArrangement | 6 courses of 2 strings ⓘ |
| stringMaterial | metal strings ⓘ |
| tuningType | re-entrant tuning ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleRole |
melodic accompaniment
ⓘ
ornamentation of vocal lines ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| typicalTuningSystem | diatonic-based tuning ⓘ |
| usedBy | fado musicians ⓘ |
| usedIn |
accompaniment of fado singing
ⓘ
instrumental fado solos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portuguese guitar Description of subject: The Portuguese guitar is a traditional twelve-string plucked instrument, central to the performance of fado music and known for its teardrop-shaped body and bright, resonant tone.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Portuguese guitar
linked to: Portuguese guitar
linked to: Portuguese guitar