sitar
noun
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
sitars
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pluralof sitar.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Beatle most associated with sitars and yoga poses was the last one anyone would expect to become a business prophet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Her work is a duet between traditions, where classically notated orchestral and chamber ensembles dance with improvised, microtonal Hindustani vocals, sitars and violins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
There have also been arrangements of the song for full orchestra, string quartet, mariachi band and an ensemble of sitars.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
To prove I knew that sitars were very big I was miming something the length of a grandfather clock, which I couldn’t control.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2019
Our parents didn't speak to each other, but Ma served tea, sang that Tagore song, and—according to Baba's version—fireworks exploded and a thousand sitars burst into music.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
