pipa
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pipa
C18: from Surinam dialect, probably of African origin
Example Sentences
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One of the work’s six parts features a fan-tan pipa, a dancer who plays the pipa.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
The movie also uses traditional Chinese instruments, like the pipa and guzheng, while singing in Mandarin is heard.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2020
Bang on a Can Marathon The contemporary classical ensemble presents a star-studded live concert featuring Chinese pipa player Wu Man, pianists Jeremy Denk and Sarah Cahill and jazz great Oliver Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2020
Unlike with a pipa or kora, there are sophisticated hard-shell cases available to cellists, but the risk of his instrument being in the hands of a baggage handler having a bad day was too great.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2020
But this is a “source,” as everyone here calls it, where pipa drivers pump up fresh water from an underground aquifer that, for now, still runs deep and cool.
From Washington Post
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