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sanzas

sanzas is the plural of sanza.

Meaning of sanza

Noun

sanza (plural sanzas)

  1. Any type of mbira (thumb piano, a plucked lamellophone) of Southern African origin.
    • Sanza making is not at all specialized; anyone who wants to play the sanza makes their own. This xylophone is an instrument whose use crosses ethnic groups; one variation of it is known as the balafon.2015, Toyin Falola, Daniel Jean-Jacques, editors, Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 217

Questions about sanzas

What is sanzas the plural of?
Sanzas is the plural of sanza.

Words near sanzas in the dictionary

  1. Sanyi
  2. Sanyuan
  3. Sanz
  4. sanza
  5. Sanzari
  6. sanzas
  7. Sanzhi
  8. Sanzone
  9. Sanzones
  10. SAO
  11. Sao Paulo

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