mandolin-banjo

noun

A hybrid string instrument (chordophone), combining the membrane-soundboard body of a banjo and the neck of a mandolin or violin.

Meanings

nounmandolin-banjo (plural mandolin-banjos)

plural mandolin-banjos

  1. entertainmentA hybrid string instrument (chordophone), combining the membrane-soundboard body of a banjo and the neck of a mandolin or violin.

    Synonyms: banjolin, banjourine, banjoline, bandoline, banjo-mandolin, manjo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hybrid string instrument (chordophone), combining the membrane-soundboard body of a banjo and the neck of a mandolin or violin.

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