Sintir

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A three-stringed, skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco.

    "Playing the sintir (a long-necked, resonant lute), Mr. Hakmoun leads spellbinding trance ceremonies, and with castanets around his ankles, performs acrobatic dances."

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guembri

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"Playing the sintir (a long-necked, resonant lute), Mr. Hakmoun leads spellbinding trance ceremonies, and with castanets around his ankles, performs acrobatic dances."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْتِير (sintīr).

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