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mesenko

mesenko is the alternative spelling of masenqo.

Meaning of masenqo

Noun

masenqo (plural masenqos)

  1. A single-stringed bowed lute commonly used by Ethiopian azmaris.
    • The masenqo also accompanies, though played outside the church, the celebration of Epiphany (Temquat), which is the most important and holiest holiday of the Ethopian Orthodox Church.2017, Siegbert Uhlig, David Appleyard, Alessandro Bausi, Wolfgang Hahn, Steven Kaplan, editors, Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges, Michigan State University Press, →ISBN, page 211

Forms of mesenko

pluralmesenkos

Questions about mesenko

What is mesenko the alternative spelling of?
Mesenko is the alternative spelling of masenqo.

Words near mesenko in the dictionary

  1. mesendoderm
  2. mesendodermal
  3. mesendoderms
  4. mesengenesis
  5. mesengenic
  6. mesenko
  7. mesenphalic
  8. mesentera
  9. mesenterectomy
  10. mesenteria
  11. mesenterial

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