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mbanza
Kimbundu · medieval
"a stringed instrument"
a stringed instrument of Central African origin
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banza
Caribbean Creole · 1600s-1700s
"a stringed folk instrument"
carried by enslaved Africans to the Caribbean and adapted
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banjo
English · 1700s-1800s
"a stringed instrument with a round body"
adopted into American folk and popular music
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