oud

Noun

Meaning

(music) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.
Coordinate term: sintir

(perfume) Agarwood.

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Examples

Berber music is influenced by Andalusian classical music and typified by its oud accompaniment. Source: Internet

Filled with culture and rich heritage there are so many souvenirs that visitors can take back home, from gold and diamond jewellery to oud and bakhoor (oud is a fragrance oil and bakhoor is chips of agarwood that are burnt to produce a pleasant aroma). Source: Internet

He played with some of the Arab world’s major cultural figures, including Fairouz, the famed Lebanese songstress, and Marcel Khalife, the songwriter and oud player. Source: Internet

Music Libyan origin instruments are the zokra (a bagpipe), a flute (made of bamboo), the tambourine, the oud (a fretless lute) and the darbuka (a goblet drum held sideways and played with the fingers). Source: Internet

The famous Haudow Magaca is a moving nationalist composition accompanied by riveting manipulations of his oud strings that urges Somalis of the Ogaaden region to join the new Somali Republic. Source: Internet

Ask them about the joys of Oud. Source: Internet

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