Berimbau Definition

bə-rēmbou
noun
A musical instrument with a gourd resonator and a single steel wire stretched across a long pole or stick.
American Heritage

(music) A musical instrument, consisting of a gourd (as resonator) and a single wire stretched along a pole, used in Brazil.

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Other Word Forms of Berimbau

Noun

Singular:
berimbau
Plural:
berimbaus

Origin of Berimbau

  • Portuguese from Kimbundu mbi-rimbau mbi- n. pref. -rimbau berimbau

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Portuguese.

    From Wiktionary

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