ramkie

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noun

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.

OriginAfrikaans ramkie ← Portuguese rabequinha →
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Meanings

nounramkie (plural ramkies)

plural ramkies

  1. entertainmentAn 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.

Origin

  1. Portugueserabequinha“little fiddle”
  2. Afrikaansramkie
  3. Englishramkie

From Afrikaans ramkie, from Portuguese rabequinha (“little fiddle”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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