mbira

(m birə)

noun

a hand-held African musical instrument consisting of a series of metal or wooden strips mounted on a soundboard and, often, having a resonator formed from a gourd: it is played by plucking the strips with the thumbs and forefingers

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

See mbira in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An African musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd or wooden resonator and a number of usually metal strips that vibrate when plucked.

Origin:

Origin: Of Bantu origin

Origin: ; akin to Shona m-bìrà

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