HyperDic: marimba

English > 1 sense of the word marimba:
NOUNartifactmarimba, xylophonea percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators
marimba > pronunciation
Soundsmerih'mbah
Rhymesamoeba ... Yoruba: 29 rhymes with bah...
English > marimba: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets.
Synonymxylophone
Broaderpercussion instrument, percussive instrumentA musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
Spanishmarimba, xilófono
Catalanmarimba, xilòfon

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