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banjo
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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.

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

banjo·ist n.

banjo
Noun
pl -jos or -joes a stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a circular drumlike body [US pronunciation of earlier bandore]
banjoist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.banjobanjo - 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 [pl banjoes or banjos] [ˈbændʒəu] nbanjo

banjo [banjoes or banjos , pl ] [ˈbændʒəu] nbanjo m

banjo [ˈbændʒəu] [banjoes or banjos , pl ] nBanjo nt

banjo [pl banjoes or banjos] [ˈbændʒəu] nbanjo m inv

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 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


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