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balalaika

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bal·a·lai·ka  (bl-lk)
n.
A Russian musical instrument with a triangular body and three strings that produces sounds similar to those of a mandolin.
[Russian balalaka, of Turkic origin.]
balalaika [ˌbæləˈlaɪkə]
n
(Music / Instruments) a plucked musical instrument, usually having a triangular body and three strings: used chiefly for Russian folk music
[from Russian]
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Noun1.balalaikabalalaika - a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
chordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
Translations
balalaika [ˌbæləˈlaɪkə] N → balalaica f
balalaika
n → Balalaika f


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All of a sudden there was a great uproar of shouting, singing and the balalaika, and from the tavern a number of big and very drunken peasants came out, wearing red and blue shirts and coats thrown over their shoulders.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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