mbira

noun

Meaning

A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument.

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Related words

ambira(English)mbila(English)array mbira(English)kalimba(English)sansa(English)malimba(English)sanza(English)akalimba(English)

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Sources

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