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baglama

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

Françaisbaglama
2 more languages
Türkçesaz

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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