cittern
/ˈsɪtɜːn/noun
- a stringed instrument similar to a lute, with a flattened back and wire strings, used in 16th- and 17th-century Europe西特琴（弦乐器, 似半梨形琉特琴, 背部扁平, 金属丝弦, 见于16,17世纪欧洲）。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara, denoting a kind of harp. The spelling has been influenced by GITTERN.