Definitions for banjoˈbæn dʒoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ban•joˈbæn dʒoʊ(n.)(pl.)-jos, -joes.
a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of banjo:
1730–40
ban′jo•ist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
banjo(noun)
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
banjo(noun)ˈbæn dʒoʊ
a guitar-like musical instrument
Wiktionary
banjo(Noun)
A stringed musical instrument with a round body and fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee ...
banjo(Noun)
An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
banjo(Verb)
To play the banjo
banjo(Verb)
To beat; to knock down
Translations for banjo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
banjo(noun)
a stringed musical instrument similar to the guitar
He plays the banjo; Play me a tune on the banjo.
- banjo, banjo'sAfrikaans
- بانجو (آلة موسيقيه وتريه)Arabic
- банджоBulgarian
- banjoPortuguese (BR)
- bendžoCzech
- das BanjoGerman
- banjoDanish
- μπάντζο (έγχορδο μουσικό όργανο)Greek
- banjoSpanish
- bandžoEstonian
- گیتار بانجوFarsi
- banjoFinnish
- banjoFrench
- בַּנג'וֹHebrew
- एक वाद्य यंत्र, बजाने वाला यंत्रHindi
- bendžoCroatian
- bendzsóHungarian
- banjoIndonesian
- banjóIcelandic
- banjo, bangioItalian
- バンジョーJapanese
- 밴조(5현의 현악기)Korean
- bandžaLithuanian
- bandžoLatvian
- banjoMalay
- banjoDutch
- banjoNorwegian
- banjoPolish
- گیتار بانجوPersian
- بنجو، د موسيقى يوه اّلهPashto
- banjoPortuguese
- banjoRomanian
- банджоRussian
- bendžoSlovak
- banjoSlovenian
- bendžoSerbian
- banjoSwedish
- แบนโจ (เครื่องดนตรี)Thai
- banjoTurkish
- 班卓琴，五弦琴Chinese (Trad.)
- банджоUkrainian
- ایک ساز کا نامUrdu
- đàn banjôVietnamese
- 班卓琴，五弦琴Chinese (Simp.)
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