Definition of banjo Banjo
/bæˈnʤowˌ/ - [banjow] - ban•jo
We found 10 definitions of banjo from 7 different sources.
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What does banjo mean?
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NounPlural: banjoes |
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| banjo - a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body | ||
| stringed instrument a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound | ||
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Wiktionary 
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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banjo
A stringed musical instrument with a round body and fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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banjo
ban′jo, n. a musical instrument of the guitar kind, played with the fingers, but without frets to guide the stopping, having a long neck, a body of stretched parchment like a drum, and from five to nine catgut strings. [Corr. of Fr. bandore or pandore—L. pandura—Gr. pandoura.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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banjo
The brass frame in which the screw-propeller of a steamer works, and is hung for hoisting the screw on deck. This frame fits between slides fixed on the inner and outer stern-posts; resting in large carriages firmly secured thereto. The banjo is essential to lifting the screw.--Also, the rude instrument used in negro concerts.
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The banjo is a string instrument, that was first played by African slaves a few hundred years ago in the United States. The idea came from other African instruments.
The name "banjo" may have come from a Kimbundu word: "mbanza", but it could have also come from a Senegambian word for the bamboo stick used for the banjo's neck.
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