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baglamas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
baglamas
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plucked stringed instrument, a long-necked bowl lute, played in Greek music and often made of improvised materials; it is a high-pitched and small bouzouki with one string in an octave pair on the lower D and unison pairs on the four highest strings.

noun

plural of baglama

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Greek μπαγλαμάς (baglamás), from Turkish bağlama.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: μπαγλαμάς, bağlama

Inflected Forms

baglamades (plural)

Synonyms

baglamadaki baby bouzouki

Questions

What does baglamas mean?
A plucked stringed instrument, a long-necked bowl lute, played in Greek music and often made of improvised materials; it is a high-pitched and small bouzouki with one string in an octave pair on the lower D and unison pairs on the four highest strings.
Where does baglamas come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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