Banjo Definition
bănjō
banjoes, banjos
noun
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.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
(slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
Wiktionary
verb
To play the banjo.
Wiktionary
(slang, UK) To beat; to knock down.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Banjo
Noun
Singular:
banjoPlural:
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
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