sarod

American  

[suh-rohd] / səˈroʊd /

noun

1. a lute of northern India, played with a bow.

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sarod British  

/ sæˈrəʊd /

noun

1. an Indian stringed musical instrument that may be played with a bow or plucked

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Etymology

Origin of sarod

1860–65; < Hindi < Persian

Example Sentences

Students learned to play traditional Afghan string instruments like the rubah, sitar and sarod.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2021

In early January 1968, he spent a week recording at the EMI/HMV studio in Mumbai, assisted by Shambhu Das on sitar, Aashish Khan on sarod, and many more local musicians.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017

Amjad Ali Khan will perform with his sons, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, the seventh generation of a family of musicians who play the sarod, a long-necked lute prominent in classical northern Indian music.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2016

They will also include smaller ensembles of wind instruments, of the sitar and sarod, and of traditional Afghan instruments.

From Reuters • Feb. 4, 2013

She was playing ragas now, haunting things full of sitar and tabla and sarod.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi