noun
marimba
Marimba (noun) means a percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
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A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
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Etymology
From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).
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"marimba" (noun) means a percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.