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balalaika|bæləˈlaɪkə|
[Russ.]
A musical instrument of the guitar kind, with a triangular body, popular in Russia and other Slav countries. Also attrib.
1788tr. Staehlin's Anecd. Peter Gt. 319 In his youth he had never heard any [music] but that of drums, fifes, balalaïkas, and bagecs. 1864Engel Mus. Anc. Nat. 55 The Russian balalaika, an instrument said to be of high antiquity. 1885A. J. C. Hare Stud. Russia i. 27 Formerly the peasants used to dance the Barina..accompanied by the Balalaika. 1913‘Saki’ When William Came iii. 43 The thrumming music of a balalaika orchestra coming up from the restaurant below. 1954Grove's Dict. Mus. (ed. 5) I. 368/2 Balalaika bands have frequently visited Western Europe. |