marimba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.

mə-rĭmʹbə /məˈɹɪm.bə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-marimba.wav

marimba marimbas

From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).

marimbaphone

diamond marimba marimbalike marimbist xylorimba

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