banjo

ban·jo  (bnj)

n. pl. ban·jos or ban·joes

A usually fretted stringed instrument having a narrow neck and a hollow circular body with a covering of plastic or stretched skin on which the bridge rests. The modern American banjo typically has four strings and often a short fifth string plucked with the thumb.

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[Akin to Jamaican English banja, fiddle; probably akin to Kimbundu and Tshiluba mbanza, a plucked stringed instrument.]

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banjo·ist n.

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banjo [ˈbændʒəʊ]

n pl -jos, -joes

1. (Music / Instruments) a stringed musical instrument with a long neck (usually fretted) and a circular drumlike body overlaid with parchment, plucked with the fingers or a plectrum

2. Slang any banjo-shaped object, esp a frying pan

3. (Engineering / Tools) Austral and NZ slang a long-handled shovel with a wide blade

4. (modifier) banjo-shaped a banjo clock

[variant (US Southern pronunciation) of bandore]

banjoist  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

banjo - a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound

Translations

banjo [ˈbændʒəʊ] N (banjoes (banjos (pl))) → banjo m

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banjo [ˈbændʒəʊ] [banjoes or banjos] (pl) n (= musical instrument) → banjo m
to play the banjo → jouer du banjo

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banjo

n pl <-es or (US) -s> → Banjo nt

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banjo [ˈbændʒəʊ] n → banjo m inv

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banjo [ˈbændʒəʊ] n → banjo m inv

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banjo

n banjo [ˈbӕndʒou]

a stringed musical instrument similar to the guitar He plays the banjo; Play me a tune on the banjo. banjo, banjo's بانجو (آلة موسيقيه وتريه) банджо bendžo banjo das Banjo μπάντζο (έγχορδο μουσικό όργανο) banjo bandžo گیتار بانجو banjo banjo בַּנג'וֹ एक वाद्य यंत्र, बजाने वाला यंत्र bendžo bendzsó banjo banjó banjo, bangio バンジョー 밴조(5현의 현악기) bandža bandžo banjo banjo banjo banjo banjo banjo банджо bendžo banjo bendžo banjo แบนโจ (เครื่องดนตรี) banjo 班卓琴，五弦琴 банджо ایک ساز کا نام đàn banjô 班卓琴，五弦琴

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banjo → آلة البانجو الموسيقية bendžo banjo Banjo μπάντζο banjo banjo banjo bendžo banjo バンジョー 밴조 banjo banjo bandżo banjo банджо banjo แบนโจ เครื่องดนตรี banço đàn banjô 班卓琴