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Origin: of Afr orig., prob. akin to Kimbundu (a Bantu language) mbanza, an instrument resembling the banjo
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noun pl. ban·jos or ban·joes
Origin:
Origin: Akin to Jamaican English banja, fiddle
Origin: ; probably akin to Kimbundu
Origin: and Tshiluba mbanza, a plucked stringed instrument
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