kalimba

(kə lim′bə)

noun

a musical instrument similar to the mbira, but usually smaller and with fewer keys

Origin: of Afr orig., prob. from a word in Shona (a Bantu language)

See kalimba in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An African musical instrument in the shape of a wooden box set with metal bars that are plucked with the fingers.

Origin:

Origin: Of Bantu origin

Origin: ; akin to Bemba ka-limba

Origin: , diminutive of ci-limba, any musical instrument

Origin: : ci-, noun classifier

Origin: + -limba, musical instrument

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