marimba

ma·rim·ba

M0109600 (mə-rĭm′bə)n. A large wooden percussion instrument with resonators, resembling a xylophone.

[Portuguese, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu ma-rimba : ma-, pl. n. pref. + -rimba, xylophone, hand piano.]

marimba

(məˈrɪmbə) n (Instruments) a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a set of hardwood plates placed over tuned metal resonators, played with two soft-headed sticks in each hand[C18: of West African origin]

ma•rim•ba

(məˈrɪm bə)

n., pl. -bas. a musical instrument consisting of a set of graduated wooden bars, often with resonators beneath to reinforce the sound, struck with mallets. [1695–1705; < Portuguese < Kimbundu or a related Bantu language]

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marimba - a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small malletsxylophonepercussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

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маримба

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see xylophonexylophone
[Gr.,=wood sound], musical instrument having graduated wooden slabs that are struck by the player with small, hard mallets. The slabs are usually arranged like a keyboard, and the range varies from two to four octaves.
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Marimba

(1) A percussion instrument that is common among many peoples of Africa; it is a variety of xylophone. The modern xylophone, which has metal resonating pipes, is also known as a marimba.

(2) A reed instrument that is plucked; found in the Congo and some other localities in the eastern part of Africa. In other regions of Africa it is known as the zanza.

marimba

a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a set of hardwood plates placed over tuned metal resonators, played with two soft-headed sticks in each hand

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noun a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators

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