Etymology

bodhran

B3O1D2H4R1A1N1

Today it means: A type of frame drum used in Irish music struck traditionally with an animal bone, or in modern times, with a piece of wood. Full definition →

Irish bodhrán
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  1. Irish · borrowed frombodhrán
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Borrowed from Irish bodhrán.

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