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单词 didgeridoo
释义

didgeridoo

or did·jer·i·doo

[ dij-uh-ree-doo, dij-uh-ree-doo ]
/ ˌdɪdʒ ə riˈdu, ˈdɪdʒ ə riˌdu /

noun, plural did·ger·i·doos.

a Australian Aboriginal musical instrument made from a long wooden tube that is blown into to create a low drone.

Origin of didgeridoo

First recorded in 1915–20; from an Aboriginal language of northern Australia

Words nearby didgeridoo

diddy, didelphic, dideoxycytidine, dideoxyinosine, Diderot, didgeridoo, didicoy, didn't, dido, Didot point system, didrachm
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British Dictionary definitions for didgeridoo

didgeridoo
/ (ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː) /

noun

music a deep-toned native Australian wind instrument made from a long hollowed-out piece of wood

Word Origin for didgeridoo

C20: imitative of its sound
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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