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kalimba

kalimba noun: a type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira.

kalimba: a type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira
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Noun

kalimba (plural kalimbas)

  1. A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira.

Forms of kalimba

pluralkalimbas

Questions about kalimba

What does kalimba mean?
Kalimba means a type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira.
What part of speech is kalimba?
Kalimba is a noun.
What is the plural of kalimba?
The plural of kalimba is kalimbas.

Words near kalimba in the dictionary

  1. Kalimantan
  2. Kalimantans
  3. kalimavkia
  4. kalimavkion
  5. kalimavkions
  6. kalimba
  7. kalimbas
  8. kalimeter
  9. kalimeters
  10. kalimetry
  11. Kalimna

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