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ramkie

ramkie noun: an improvised guitar-like string instrument made from a discarded oil can, with or without frets, most commonly with three or four strings made from either fishing line or a bicycle brake wire, originating in the folk music of Southern Africa.

Noun

ramkie (plural ramkies)

  1. An improvised guitar-like string instrument made from a discarded oil can, with or without frets, most commonly with three or four strings made from either fishing line or a bicycle brake wire, originating in the folk music of Southern Africa.

Forms of ramkie

pluralramkies

Origin of ramkie

From Afrikaans ramkie, from Portuguese rabequinha (“little fiddle”).

Questions about ramkie

What does ramkie mean?
Ramkie means an improvised guitar-like string instrument made from a discarded oil can, with or without frets, most commonly with three or four strings made from either fishing line or a bicycle brake wire, originating in the folk music of Southern Africa.
What part of speech is ramkie?
Ramkie is a noun.
What is the plural of ramkie?
The plural of ramkie is ramkies.

Words near ramkie in the dictionary

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  4. ramjets
  5. Ramkan
  6. ramkie
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  8. Ramkissoon
  9. Ramkissoons
  10. RAML
  11. Ramla

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