BANJO

banjo

(noun) a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

banjo (plural banjos or banjoes)

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.

(slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.

(UK, Dagenham) A cul-de-sac with a round end.

Verb

banjo (third-person singular simple present banjos, present participle banjoing, simple past and past participle banjoed)

To play a banjo.

(transitive, slang, British) To beat, to knock down.

(transitive, slang, British, military) To shell or attack (a target).

Source: Wiktionary


Ban"jo, n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]

Definition: A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 March 2025

STACCATO

(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”


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