pi-pa

[ pee-pah ]

/ ˈpiˈpɑ /

noun

a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.

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Nearby words

phèdre, pi, pi character, pi meson, pi-dog, pi-pa, pi., pia, pia mater, pia-arachnitis, pia-arachnoid

Origin of pi-pa

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

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