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zanza

/ˈzɑnzə/

zanza noun: a kind of thumb piano from Africa.

Noun

zanza (plural zanzas)

  1. A kind of thumb piano from Africa.
    • Idealized membranes, plates and bars are clearly inadequate and give way to the reality of tablas, gongs and zanzas.2013, Simon Emmerson, Living Electronic Music, page 20

Forms of zanza

pluralzanzas
alternative formzanze
alternative formsansa

Questions about zanza

What does zanza mean?
Zanza means a kind of thumb piano from Africa.
What part of speech is zanza?
Zanza is a noun.
How do you pronounce zanza?
Zanza is pronounced /ˈzɑnzə/.
What is the plural of zanza?
The plural of zanza is zanzas.

Words near zanza in the dictionary

  1. zanying
  2. zanyish
  3. zanyism
  4. zanyisms
  5. zanytwt
  6. zanza
  7. zanzack
  8. zanzacks
  9. Zanzam
  10. zanzas
  11. zanze

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