berimbau

[ buh-rim-bou; Portuguese bey-reenm-bou ]

noun
  1. a musical instrument consisting of a steel string on a bow-shaped wooden pole, with a gourd resonator attached to its base, the string being struck with a stick.

Origin of berimbau

1
1960–65; <Portuguese <Kimbundu mri-rimbau
  • Also called gun·ga [goong-guh; Portuguese goonng-guh]. /ˈgʊŋ gə; Portuguese ˈgũŋ gə/.

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British Dictionary definitions for berimbau

berimbau

/ (Portuguese berɪ̃ˈbau) /


noun
  1. a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira

Origin of berimbau

1
from the quimbundo (an Angolan language) word mbirimbau

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