[muh-rim-buh] 
| a musical instrument, originating in Africa but popularized and modified in Central America, consisting of a set of graduated wooden bars, often with resonators beneath to reinforce the sound, struck with mallets. |
| ma·rim·ba (mə-rĭm'bə) 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.] |
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