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sintir

Syllables: sin·tir

sintir noun: a three-stringed, skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco.

sintir: a three-stringed, skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco
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Noun

sintir (plural sintirs)

  1. A three-stringed, skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco.
    • Playing the sintir (a long-necked, resonant lute), Mr. Hakmoun leads spellbinding trance ceremonies, and with castanets around his ankles, performs acrobatic dances.2007 January 12, The New York Times, “Rock/Pop Listings”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    guembri

Synonyms of sintir

Forms of sintir

pluralsintirs

Origin of sintir

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْتِير (sintīr).

Questions about sintir

What does sintir mean?
Sintir means a three-stringed, skin-covered bass plucked lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco.
What part of speech is sintir?
Sintir is a noun.
What is the plural of sintir?
The plural of sintir is sintirs.

Words near sintir in the dictionary

  1. sinthomosexual
  2. sinthomosexuality
  3. sinthomosexuals
  4. Sinti
  5. sintilimab
  6. sintir
  7. sintirs
  8. Sintitikes
  9. Sinto
  10. sintoc
  11. Sintoism

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