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Definition of marimba noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marimba

noun

/məˈrɪmbə/

/məˈrɪmbə/

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a musical instrument like a xylophoneTopics Musicc2
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Kimbundu (a Western Angolan language), perhaps via Portuguese.

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