pi-pa
[ pee-pah ]
noun
a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.
Origin of pi-pa
11840–50; <Chinese píba or pípa lute (literally, loquat, which it resembles in shape)
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British Dictionary definitions for pipa
pipa
/ (ˈpiːpə) /
noun
a tongueless South American toad, Pipa pipa, that carries its young in pits in the skin of its back
Origin of pipa
1C18: from Surinam dialect, probably of African origin
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