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Word: Banjo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: originally a black American alteration of bandore (see bandora)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbandʒəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stringed instrument of the guitar family, with a round open-backed soundbox of parchment stretched over a metal hoop.
Short Definition:stringed instrument of guitar family, with round open-backed soundbox of parchment
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