balalayka
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of balalaika.
Example Sentences
- "We had an enormous brass band who played magnificently, and then a band of “balalaykas,” the Russian national instrument, accompanied with tambourines and wooden spoons, etc., and really a very pretty effect."
- "There were balalaykas, banduras, guitars and three different makes of accordions."
- "When the Badgers cut the telegraph wires they cannot think of anything better to do than string them into their balalaykas."
- "Then they sang, to the accompaniment of their balalaykas."