viola

Etymology 1

, one of the flowering plants of the genus Viola]] From Latin viola (“violet”).

noun

1. (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.

Etymology 2

From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle.

noun

1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
2. A person who plays the viola.
3. (music) An organ stop having a similar tone.
4. (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
5. (music) A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.

Etymology 3

intj

1. (often humorous) Misconstruction of voila.
   And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world! 1988, “Hey Vern, It's Pets”, in Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! (television production), spoken by Dr. Otto (Jim Varney)
   … ; you fill out a form; you write your check; and viola! You're a mutual fund shareholder. 2011, Hedge Funds for Dummies