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Meaning of gusle | Babel Free

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

Български гусла
Bosanski gusle гусле
Čeština housle
Deutsch Gusla Gusle
Esperanto guzlo
Español guzla
Français gusle guzla
Hrvatski gusle гусле
Magyar guzlica
Italiano gusla
한국어 구슬라 구슬레
Македонски гусла
Nederlands gusle
Polski gędźba gęśle gęślowy
Português gusla guzla
Română guzlă
Русский гу́сла гусле гусли
Shqip lahutë
Српски gusle гусле
Українська гуслі

Examples

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

CEFR level

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

Gusler gusli Gusman Gușoeni Gusoff gusperimus

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