banjoes

Variant of banjo

banjo definition

☆ banjo (ban′jō′)

noun pl. banjos -·jos′ or banjoes -·joes′

a stringed musical instrument having a long neck and a circular body covered on top with tightly stretched skin: the strings, usually four or five, are plucked with the fingers or a plectrum

Etymology: of Afr orig., prob. akin to Kimbundu (a Bantu language) mbanza, an instrument resembling the banjo

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