Meanings
nounkrar (plural krars)
plural krars · alternative kraar
- entertainmentA five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
His playing, full of clustered filigree and loosely rendered rhythms, nods toward Ethiopia’s tradition of solitary folk playing, typically on the krar or the masinko, both stringed instruments.
2018 February 20, Giovanni Russonello, “An African Funk Pioneer Gets a Second Chance on a Global Stage”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Origin
From Amharic ክራር (kərar).
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APA
krar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krar
MLA
“krar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “krar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krar.
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