Balalaika Definition
bălə-līkə
noun
A Russian musical instrument with a triangular body and three strings that produces sounds similar to those of a mandolin.
American Heritage
A Russian stringed instrument somewhat like a guitar but with a triangular body and usually three strings.
Webster's New World
(music) A Russian musical instrument, similar to a guitar, with a triangular body.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Balalaika
Noun
Singular:
balalaika
Plural:
balalaikasOrigin of Balalaika
Russian balalaĭka of Turkic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Russian балалайка (balalájka).
From Wiktionary
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