xylophone
noun /ˈzaɪləfəʊn/
/ˈzaɪləfəʊn/
- enlarge imagea musical instrument made of two rows of wooden bars of different lengths that you hit with two small sticks compare glockenspielTopics Musicc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from xylo- ‘of wood’ + -phone (see phone).