marimba
marim·ba
marimba · marimbas
ксилофон
маримба
Marimbaphon
A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators,…A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
/məˈɹɪm.bə/
» You really do play the marimba quite well.
Meaning
1 sensesA percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
Marimbaphon
мари́мбаmarímba
More definitions
- a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
Examples
3 sentencesYou really do play the marimba quite well.
Marimbas are made from rosewood.
In one of Kutandara's studios, three teens are playing marimbas, practicing for a concert where they're the star performers.
Translations
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Origin
From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).
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Forms
plural: marimbasSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets:xylophone