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Word entry · 5 letters

banjo

Best crossword clue

"Plucked instrument"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted abjnoStarts with BEnds with O1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2A3N4J5O

Definitions

  1. Stringed instrument with a round body and long neck.

Word origin

From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.

Used in a sentence

  • I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjo.
  • They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up".

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