BALAFON

Etymology

Noun

balafon (plural balafons)

A wooden-keyed percussion idiophone of West Africa that is struck with two padded sticks.

Synonyms

• bala

• balaphone

Hypernyms

• idiophone

Source: Wiktionary



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