mandola vs mandolin

mandola and mandolin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mandola	Yes	No	No	No
mandolin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mandolin is a hypernym of mandola; that is, mandolin is a word with a broader meaning than mandola:

mandola: an early type of mandolin
mandolin: a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum

mandola (noun)	mandolin (noun)
an early type of mandolin	a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum