balafon
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A wooden-keyed percussion idiophone of West Africa that is struck with two padded sticks.
Example Sentences
- "He is performing here with his Symmetric Orchestra, an ensemble of West African musicians who play both traditional instruments (kora, balafon, bolombatto, djembe) and slightly more contemporary ones (guitars, keyboards)."
Etymology
From Mandinka balafoŋo.
Word Breakdown
- Root: balafoŋo