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marimbas

marimbas is the plural of marimba.

Meaning of marimba

Noun

marimba (plural marimbas)

  1. A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
    • The default ringtone for your iPhone is a marimba sound, but if you'd like to change it, start at the Home screen, then tap on the Settings icon.2009, Scott Kelby, Terry White, The iPhone Book, Third Edition (Covers iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch), Peachpit Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    marimbaphone

Phrases with marimbas

Questions about marimbas

What is marimbas the plural of?
Marimbas is the plural of marimba.

Words near marimbas in the dictionary

  1. marimbaist
  2. marimbaists
  3. marimbalike
  4. marimbaphone
  5. marimbaphones
  6. marimbas
  7. marimbist
  8. marimbists
  9. marimbula
  10. marimbulas
  11. Marimekko chart

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marimbas (page history and authors); marimba (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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