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baʊ; noun
a musical instrument consisting of a steel string on a bow-shaped wooden pole, with a gourd resonator attached to its base, the string being struck with a stick.
Also called gunga.
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berimbau (Portuguese berɪ̃ˈbau) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira | |
| [from the quimbundo (an Angolan language) word mbirimbau] | |
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