balalaika

[ bal-uh-lahy-kuh ]

noun
  1. a Russian musical instrument having a triangular body and a neck like that of a guitar.

Origin of balalaika

1
1780–90; <Russian balaláĭka, equivalent to balalaĭ-, probably originally a v. base, akin to balabólitʾ, balákatʾ chatter, talk nonsense (compare Russian dial., Ukrainian balabáĭka balalaika), expressive derivatives of Slavic *bay- speak, tell, akin to fate, -phasia + -ka noun suffix

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balalaika

/ (ˌbæləˈlaɪkə) /


noun
  1. a plucked musical instrument, usually having a triangular body and three strings: used chiefly for Russian folk music

Origin of balalaika

1
C18: from Russian

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