sitarist

Variant of sitar

sitar definition

si·tar (si tär′, si′tär′)

noun

a lutelike instrument of India with a long, fretted neck, a resonating gourd or gourds, and three to seven playing strings and a number of strings that vibrate sympathetically

Etymology: Hindi sitār

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