ma·rim·ba (m -r m b)n. A large wooden percussion instrument with resonators, resembling a xylophone. [Portuguese, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu ma-rimba : ma-, pl. n. pref. + rimba, xylophone, hand piano.] |
marimba [məˈrɪmbə]
n
(Music / Instruments) a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a set of hardwood plates placed over tuned metal resonators, played with two soft-headed sticks in each hand
[of West African origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  marimba - a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small malletspercussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
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