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Meaning of baglama | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A seven-stringed musical instrument in various cultures around the eastern Mediterranean, with a pear-shaped body, and strings in double or sometimes triple courses.

Equivalents

Français baglama
Kurdî baglama saz saz
Türkçe saz

Examples

“At the end of the room, as if behind an iconastasis of song, oud, baglamas, and a kind of hammered dulcimer called a santouri were being played without a break.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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