What does "gamelan" mean?

A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).

What is a synonym for "gamelan"?

Common synonyms include: battery, bell, bones, castanets, celesta, chime.

Pronounced //ˈɡæməˌlæn//.

/ˈɡæməˌlæn/ noun

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Noun

1
A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling). countable, uncountable
2
a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs wordnet
3
An ensemble performing this style of music. countable, uncountable

Borrowed from Javanese gamelan, from Old Javanese gamĕlan.