‖ kiˈtarrare. Also kittar. [Arab.qītār, a. Gr. κιθάρα cithara.] A guitar or lyre. c1640Shirley Capt. Underwit i. in Bullen O. Pl. (1883) II. 330, I can play well o' the kittar.1817Moore Lalla R., Parad. & PeriIntrod., Striking a few careless but melancholy chords on his kitar.