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banjo
[ ban-joh ]
noun
, plural ban·jos, ban·joes.
- a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
banjo
/ ˈbændʒəʊ /
noun
- 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
- slang.any banjo-shaped object, esp a frying pan
- slang.a long-handled shovel with a wide blade
- modifier banjo-shaped
a banjo clock
banjo
- A stringed musical instrument, played by plucking ( see strings ). The banjo has a percussive sound and is much used in folk music and bluegrass music.
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Derived Forms
- ˈbanjoist, noun
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Other Words From
- banjo·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of banjo1
First recorded in 1730–40; compare Jamaican English banja, bonjour, bangil, Brazilian Portuguese banza; probably of African origin; compare Kimbundu mbanza a plucked string instrument
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Word History and Origins
Origin of banjo1
C18: variant (US Southern pronunciation) of bandore
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