banjo

ban·jo

banjo

noun

pl. -·jos· or -·joes·

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

Origin of banjo

of African origin, originally , probably akin to Kimbundu (a Bantu language) mbanza, an instrument resembling the banjo

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banjo

noun

pl. ban·jos, or ban·joes

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.

Origin of banjo

Earlier banshaw, banjore, banjo probably of African origin and akin to KimbunduTshiluba mbanza a plucked stringed instrument (probably also influenced by bandore )

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Noun

(plural banjos or banjoes)

(music) A stringed musical instrument with a round body and fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee ...
(slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present banjos, present participle banjoing, simple past and past participle banjoed)

To play the banjo
(slang, UK) To beat; to knock down

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