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Term: Mandolin

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A musical instrument belonging to the lute family, typically with a round or pear-shaped body, a fretted fingerboard, and six courses of strings.

Sample Sentence: I love the sound of the mandolin in folk music.

Related Products: Mandolin Instruments, Mandolin Sheet Music

Sense 2: A small cooking utensil used for slicing or cutting vegetables into thin, uniform pieces.

Sample Sentence: The recipe called for thinly sliced cucumbers, so I used a mandolin to achieve the perfect thickness.

Related Products: Mandoline Slicer

Sense 3: A type of squash with a golden to orange skin and slightly sweet flavor.

Sample Sentence: I roasted the mandolin squash and served it as a side dish.

Related Products: Mandolin Squash Seeds

Sense 4: A person who plays the mandolin.

Sample Sentence: She is a talented mandolin who often performs at local music festivals.

Sense 5: A small handheld cutting tool with a set of parallel blades, used in cooking or woodworking.

Sample Sentence: He used a mandolin to create perfect julienne-cut carrots for the salad.

Related Products: Mandolin Vegetable Cutter