sitar

si·tar  (s-tär)

n.

A stringed instrument of India made of seasoned gourds and teak and having a track of 20 movable frets with 6 or 7 metal playing strings above and usually 13 sympathetic resonating strings below.

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[Hindi sitr, from Persian : si, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + tr, string; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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si·tarist n.

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sitar [sɪˈtɑː ˈsɪtɑː]

n

(Music / Instruments) a stringed musical instrument, esp of India, having a long neck, a rounded body, and movable frets. The main strings, three to seven in number, overlie other sympathetic strings, the tuning depending on the raga being performed

[from Hindi sitār, literally: three-stringed]

sitarist  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sitar - a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound

Translations

sitar [sɪˈtɑːʳ] N → sitar m

sitar [sɪˈtɑː^r ˈsɪtɑː^r] n (= musical instrument) → sitar m

sitar

n → Sitar m

sitar [sɪˈtɑːʳ] n → sitar m inv

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sitar [sɪˈtɑːʳ] n → sitar m inv