Banjo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  banjo \ban"jo\ n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted
     from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]
     A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the
     guitar, and a circular body like a tambourine. It has five
     strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  banjo
       n : a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long
           neck and circular body
       [also: {banjoes} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "banjo":
     Dobro guitar, F-hole guitar, Spanish guitar, archlute, balalaika,
     banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjorine, banjuke,
     bass guitar, centerhole guitar, concert guitar, electric guitar,
     guitar, lute, mando-bass, mando-cello, mandola, mandolin,
     mandolute, mandore, oud, pandora, pandura, samisen, sitar,
     steel guitar, tamboura, theorbo, troubadour fiddle, uke, ukulele