What does "marimba" mean?

A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.

What is a synonym for "marimba"?

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

/məˈɹɪm.bə/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
"The default ringtone for your iPhone is a marimba sound, but if you'd like to change it, start at the Home screen, then tap on the Settings icon."
2
a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets wordnet

"You really do play the marimba quite well."

From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).