How to Say "Guitar Neck" in Spanish

mástil de guitarra

/mastil de ɡitara/from spelling rules

The English phrase "guitar neck" is translated into Spanish as mástil de guitarra.

This phrase refers to the long piece of wood that extends from the body of a guitar and holds the strings.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of mástil (mast/neck), de (of) and guitarra (guitar).

While mástil refers to the entire neck, diapasón is the specific term for the fretboard itself.

To make the phrase plural, you change the noun mástil to mástiles.

While English speakers use the body part 'neck' for the instrument, Spanish uses mástil, a word that also describes the vertical support on a sailing ship.
The word guitarra has a long journey through history, originating from the Ancient Greek word κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ and passing through Aramaic and Arabic before reaching Spanish.
In some Latin American regions, musicians may colloquially refer to the mástil as the brazo, which literally translates to 'arm'.

La sección del mástil de la guitarra es fundamental para producir diferentes notas y acordes.
The section of the guitar neck is fundamental for producing different notes and chords.
El mástil de guitarra es de madera de arce.
The guitar neck is made of maple wood.
Necesito lijar el mástil de guitarra.
I need to sand the guitar neck.
El mástil de guitarra está muy curvado.
The guitar neck is very warped.

Sofía and Daniel are looking at a guitar in a music store.

Sofía

Mira este mástil de guitarra, es hermoso.
Look at this guitar neck, it is beautiful.
Daniel

Sí, parece que es de madera fina.
Yes, it looks like it is made of fine wood.
Sofía

Se siente muy cómodo en la mano.
It feels very comfortable in the hand.
Daniel

Tienes razón, Sofía. Comprémosla.
You are right, Sofía. Let's buy it.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, guitarra, mástil, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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