dulcimer
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌl.sɪ.mɚ/
The English word “dulcimer” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).
Etymology
From Old French doulcemelle, probably from Latin dulce melos (“sweet song”), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “melody, song”).
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