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[sam-byoo-kuh] 
sam⋅bu⋅ca
1 [sam-byoo-kuh] –noun
| 1. | Also, sam⋅buke
[sam-byook] . an ancient stringed musical instrument used in Greece and the Near East. |
| 2. | a medieval hurdy-gurdy. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME sambuke < L sambūca < Gk sambȳ́kē perh. < Sem; cf. Aram sabbəkhā
1350–1400; ME sambuke < L sambūca < Gk sambȳ́kē perh. < Sem; cf. Aram sabbəkhā
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Sambuke
Sam"buke\, n. [L. sambuca, Gr. ?.] (Mus.) An ancient stringed instrument used by the Greeks, the particular construction of which is unknown.
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