pi-pa

[ pee-pah ]

noun
  1. a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.

Origin of pi-pa

1
1840–50; <Chinese píba or pípa lute (literally, loquat, which it resembles in shape)

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British Dictionary definitions for pipa

pipa

/ (ˈpiːpə) /


noun
  1. a tongueless South American toad, Pipa pipa, that carries its young in pits in the skin of its back

Origin of pipa

1
C18: from Surinam dialect, probably of African origin

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