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gusle

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡʊslə

Definitions

A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.

Equivalents

Españolguzla
Françaisgusleguzla
DeutschGuslaGusle
17 more languages
Българскигусла
Češtinahousle
Esperantoguzlo
Magyarguzlica
Italianogusla
Македонскигусла
Nederlandsgusle
Portuguêsguslaguzla
Românăguzlă
Shqiplahutë
Српскиgusleгусле
Українськагуслі

Examples

Songs of Brankovich's speed are sung to the strains of the gusle.”

CEFR level

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