Laúd

Laúd (Spanish: "lute") is a plectrum-plucked chordophone from Spain, played also in diaspora countries such as Cuba and the Philippines. Its name, just as lute itself, stems from Arabic al-oud العود, literally meaning “the wood”. The laúd belongs to the cittern family of instruments. The Spanish and Cuban instruments have six double courses in unison (i.e.