Plural of banjo
regular plural
The plural of banjo is banjos or banjoes.
Forms of banjo
| Singular | banjo /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | banjos banjoes |
| Countable | countable |
Banjos and banjoes in a sentence
- Anyway, Eric kept humming some dueling banjos song and talking about people who marry their first cousins.2014, Pamela Fagan Hutchins, Hot Flashes and Half Ironmans, →ISBN. From the entry dueling banjos
- Their tools were computers and when three or four engineers surrounded a car and plugged in, the scene wasn't dueling banjos.1998, James Schefter, All Corvettes Are Red, →ISBN, page 311. From the entry dueling banjos
- "We present to you, the jug band!" We pulled out straw hats, banjos, jugs, horrible buck-toothed dentures, and commenced to pickin' and grinnin'.2004, Adam Copeland, Adam Copeland on Edge, →ISBN. From the entry jug band
- “Corn and soybeans are the dueling banjos of conventional agriculture that amount to little more than subsidized erosion,” says Thicke, laughing at his own critique.2003, Dan Imhoff, Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches.. From the entry dueling banjos
- My family at times seem to think they are aristocrats, at other times I swear I can hear the muffled sound of dueling banjos.2000, J. Allen Myers, Spectre: A Collection of Poems and Short Stories, →ISBN, page 66. From the entry dueling banjos
Meaning of banjo
- noun A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
- noun Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
- noun An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
Questions about the plural of banjo
- What is the plural of banjo?
- The plural of banjo is banjos or banjoes.
- Which is correct, banjos or banjoes?
- Both are used. banjos is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is banjo countable?
- Banjo is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: banjo (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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