banjo

Speech parts

1. banjo - Noun

2. banjo - Verb

Meaning

a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

angola bongo piccolo horn lute viola bugle pongo bass pipa guitar piano keyboard mandolin cymbal
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Hypernyms

stringed instrument

Phrases with the word

banjo-eyed not hit a cow's arse with a banjo hairy banjo banjo music banjo-zither northern banjo frog

Anagrams

Joban Bojan

Examples

Alesha Dixon, who co-hosts the BBC1 show with Jordan Banjo, was disappointed by the lack of street dance from contestants this year. Source: Internet

After gazing down at the wreckage, he dances away, picking out on his banjo Cat Stevens ' " If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out ". Source: Internet

A common alternative banjo tuning for playing in D is A-D-A-D-E. Source: Internet

Other gems include a Gibson Masterone banjo given to the actor by Queen Latifa after co-starring together in the 2003 comedy Bringing Down The House. Source: Internet

Arpeggiation is often used in folk, country, and heavy metal, sometimes in imitation of older banjo technique. Source: Internet

Banjolin or mandolin-banjo The mandolin was given a banjo body in an 1882 patent by Benjamin Bradbury of Brooklyn and given the name banjolin by John Farris in 1885. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

banjh banjitar banjitarist banjo bolt banjo catfish banjo dulcimer