kissar

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noun

A five-stringed lyre used in Nubia, Abyssinia, and northern Africa.

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Meanings

nounkissar (plural kissars)

plural kissars

  1. entertainmentA five-stringed lyre used in Nubia, Abyssinia, and northern Africa.

Origin

Related to cithara.

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APA

kissar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissar

MLA

“kissar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kissar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissar.

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