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Grammar : Noun
Spell : muh-rim-buh
Phonetic Transcription : məˈrɪm bə



Définition of marimba

Origin :
  • 1704, from an African language, probably Bantu (cf. Kimbundu and Swahili marimba, malimba, name of a xylophone-like instrument).
  • As in xylophone : noun percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated wooden bars played with small mallets
  • As in xylophone : noun instrument
Example sentences :
  • One of their chief instruments is the 'Marimba' or 'Tyanbilo,' a form of harmonium.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • The Marimba is played with drum-sticks of rubber, and the tone is good and powerful.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • This form of Marimba is also met with amongst the natives of Costa Rica.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • The Portuguese have imitated the marimba, and use it in their dances in Angola.
  • Extract from : « Great African Travellers » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Others assert that the Indians have known the marimba time out of mind, and undoubtedly invented it.
  • Extract from : « The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua » by Daniel G. Brinton
  • The Smithsonian Institution contains a good specimen of the Marimba.
  • Extract from : « The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua » by Daniel G. Brinton

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