cobza

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noun

A lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone), with four strings in double courses, played with a plectrum, and most associated with the traditional music of Romania.

OriginRomanian cobză ← Ukrainian ко́бза ← Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ →
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Meanings

nouncobza (plural cobzas)

plural cobzas

  1. A lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone), with four strings in double courses, played with a plectrum, and most associated with the traditional music of Romania.

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*kopuŕ
  2. Ukrainianко́бза
  3. Romaniancobză
  4. Englishcobza

From Romanian cobză, from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ. Doublet of komuz and kobza.

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Translations

Czech kobza
  • kobzastringed instrument
French cobza
  • cobzastringed instrument
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APA

cobza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobza

MLA

“cobza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobza. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobza.

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