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Marimba

//məˈɹɪm.bə// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets wordnet

Etymology

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

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