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- Portuguese · derived fromrabequinha“little fiddle”
- Afrikaans · derived fromramkie
- English todayramkie
From Afrikaans ramkie, from Portuguese rabequinha (“little fiddle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ramkie
Today it means: An improvised guitar-like string instrument made from a discarded oil can, with or without frets, most commonly with three or four strings made from either fishing line or a bicycle brake wire, originating in the folk music of Southern Africa. Full definition →
Afrikaans ramkie ← Portuguese rabequinha