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pi-pa

American

[pee-pah] / ˈpiˈpɑ /

noun

a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.

Etymology

Origin of pi-pa

1840–50; < Chinese píba or pípa lute (literally, loquat, which it resembles in shape)

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