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balalaika

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bal·a·lai·ka /ˌbæləˈlaɪkə/ noun [countable]  balalaika.jpg APMa musical instrument like a guitar, with a body shaped like a triangle and three strings, played especially in Russia 巴拉莱卡琴,三角琴〔形似吉他的俄罗斯弦乐器〕4  See picture of 见图 STRINGED INSTRUMENT5 see picture at 见图 stringed instrument
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balalaikaThree women holding guitars and a balalaika sit in front of it.
Origin balalaika (1700-1800) Russian
bal·a·lai·ka nounChineseSyllable
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balalaika
balalaika /ˌbæləˈlaɪkə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Russian

a musical instrument like a guitar, with a body shaped like a triangle and three strings, played especially in Russia


bala·laikaBrE /ˌbæləˈlaɪkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbæləˈlaɪkə/ 🔊 noun
a musical instrument like a guitar with a body shaped like a triangle and two, three, or four strings, popular especially in Russia 巴拉莱卡琴(俄罗斯拨弦乐器,腹呈三角形,可有二弦、三弦或四弦)