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guzla

guzla is the alternative spelling of gusle.

Meaning of gusle

Noun

gusle (plural gusles)

  1. A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.
    • Songs of Brankovich's speed are sung to the strains of the gusle.1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 30
    Synonyms:
    lahuta

Forms of guzla

pluralguzlas

Questions about guzla

What is guzla the alternative spelling of?
Guzla is the alternative spelling of gusle.

Words near guzla in the dictionary

  1. guzheng
  2. guzhengist
  3. guzhengs
  4. Guzik
  5. Guziks
  6. guzla
  7. guzlas
  8. Guzman
  9. guzmania
  10. guzmanias
  11. guzunder

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