santoor

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noun

An Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with seventy strings, believed to be derived from the Persian santur.

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Meanings

nounsantoor (plural santoors)

plural santoors

  1. An Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with seventy strings, believed to be derived from the Persian santur.

    A musician plucked at his santoor.

    2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 202

Origin

Ultimately from Persian; see santur.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Santoro
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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