Banjo definition
To play the banjo.
verb
(slang, UK) To beat; to knock down.
verb
A usually fretted stringed instrument having a narrow neck and a hollow circular body with a covering of plastic or stretched skin on which the bridge rests. The modern American banjo typically has four strings and often a short fifth string plucked with the thumb.
noun
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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.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
banjo
Plural:
banjoes, banjosOrigin of banjo
- Akin to Jamaican English banja fiddle probably akin to Kimbundu Tshiluba mbanza a plucked stringed instrument
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition