banjo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 2 Finnish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Noun 6 West Frisian 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Kimbundu mbanza.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) enPR: băn'jō, IPA: /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/, SAMPA: /"b{ndZ@U/
• (US) IPA: /ˈbæn.dʒoʊ/, SAMPA: /"b{n.dZoU/

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[edit] Noun

banjo (plural banjos or banjoes)

1. (music) A stringed musical instrument with a round body and fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

   I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee ...

[edit] Derived terms

• banjoist
• banjo eyes, banjo-eyes, banjo-eyed

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to banjo (third-person singular simple present banjos, present participle banjoing, simple past and past participle banjoed)

1. To play the banjo
2. (slang, British) To beat; to knock down
   • 1989, Susan S. M. Edwards, Policing 'domestic' Violence: Women, the Law and the State, page 95

     Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it.

   • 1998, "Fergie's world just gets Madar."(Sport), Sunday Mailm Jan 4, 1998

     Madar was turfed out on a final misdemeanour of banjoing one of his teammates in training before a big game

   • 2007, "Return of Smeato, the extraordinary hero", Times Online, Jul 31, 2007

     "Me and other folk were just trying to get the boot in and some other guy banjoed [decked] him”.

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[edit] Finnish

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ban‧jo

[edit] Noun

banjo

1. banjo

[edit] Declension

Declension of banjo (type valo) singular plural nominative banjo banjot genitive banjon banjojen partitive banjoa banjoja accusative banjo banjon banjot inessive banjossa banjoissa elative banjosta banjoista illative banjoon banjoihin adessive banjolla banjoilla ablative banjolta banjoilta allative banjolle banjoille essive banjona banjoina translative banjoksi banjoiksi instructive – banjoin abessive banjotta banjoitta comitative – banjoineen

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

banjo m. inv.

1. (music) banjo

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

banjo m. (plural banjos)

1. banjo

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for banjo	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	banjo	banjon	banjor	banjorna
Possessive form	banjos	banjons	banjors	banjornas

banjo c.

1. (music) banjo

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

banjo (pl.: banjo's)

1. (music) banjo