Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "banjo" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

band banjo case banjo players hands bela fleck's hands country band country music singer's hands country singer's arms country western band hands of banjo player jug band movie deliverance music band music shop music store united states

Capable Of

play bluegrass music

Derived Terms

Banjo Eyes Irish banjo banjitar banjo bolt banjo catfish banjo clock banjo dulcimer banjo enclosure banjo fitting banjo frog banjo hit banjo hitter banjo mandolin banjo string banjo uke banjo ukelele banjo ukulele banjo union banjo-eyed banjo-eyes banjo-mandolin banjoist banjolele banjolike banjolin banjouke dulcijo eastern banjo frog egg banjo four-string banjo giant banjo frog guitjo mandolin-banjo not hit a cow's arse with a banjo play the cat and banjo with southern banjo frog tenor banjo

Derived From

banjo eyes

Etymologically Related To

bandore

Has Part

strings

Context

british dagenham inexact musical instruments slang uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

stringed instrument

Type Of (IsA)

acoustic instrument guitar like musical instrument musical instrument string instrument stringed instrument stringed instrument often stringed instrumetn stringed instrumetnt stringed instrumetnt6 stringed musical instrument

Made Of

wood

Receives Action

found in new orleans

Related Terms

beat chordophone cul de sac frying pan knock down membrane musical instrument play shovel similar soundboard

Synonym Network

doshpuluur

Used For

entertain hillbillies entertaining people having fun holding make music make noise making music music perform music play bluegrass music play country music playing playing folk music playing song producing musical sound selling strumming tuning

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.