didgeridoos

Variant of didgeridoo

didgeridoo definition

did·geri·doo (dij′ə rē do̵̅o̅′, dij′ə rē do̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. didgeridoos -·doos′

a wind instrument made from a long, hollowed branch that is blown on one end to produce a drone of low-pitched, resonant tones: it originated among Aborigines of N Australia: also sp. did′·jeri·du′ or did′·jeri·doo′

Etymology: name in a language of N Australia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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