page_title: Laouto
hierarchical_section_title: Laouto
caption_attribution_description: English: Different types of Laghoutos in the Museum of Greek Traditional Music Instruments in Athens. The first one built in 19th Century and the others during the 20th Century.
context_page_description: The laouto is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece and Cyprus, and similar in appearance to the oud. The name comes from the lute. It is played in most respects like the oud. This instrument is known in Albania as "lauta" and in Romania as "lăuta".
context_section_description: The laouto (Greek: λαούτο, pl. laouta λαούτα) is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece and Cyprus, and similar in appearance to the oud. The name comes from the lute. It is played in most respects like the oud (plucked with a long plectrum). This instrument is known in Albania as  "lauta" and in Romania as "lăuta".
caption: Different kinds of laouto, from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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