sitar
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sit·ar /ˈsɪtɑː $ -ɑːr/ noun [countable] a very long musical instrument from India, similar to a guitar, with two sets of strings and a round body 西塔（尔）琴〔一种印度乐器，形似吉他，有两排琴弦，琴身为圆形〕
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sitar• Other instruments which Joe occasionally uses are Coral electro sitars and Deering banjos.• Oddly enough, the sitars have completely sold out.• After extended listening to Ravi Shankar in his sleep, he taught himself to play the sitar.• Eva gave up learning Urdu and listening to sitar music at breakfast.Origin sitar (1800-1900) Hindisit·ar nounChineseSyllable
from long a a very India, similar guitar, musical Corpus instrument to
sitar
sit‧ar /ˈsɪtɑː $ -ɑːr/
noun [countable]
sit‧ar /ˈsɪtɑː $ -ɑːr/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Hindi
a very long musical instrument from India, similar to a guitar, with two sets of strings and a round body
Language: Hindi
