Definition of "viola"

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

A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.  examples

A person who plays the viola.  examples

(music) An organ stop having a similar tone.  examples

(music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.  examples

(music) A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.  examples

(often humorous) Misconstruction of voila.  quotations  examples