gyil

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • /ˈdʒɪlə/ or /ˈdʒiːl/

Noun[edit]

gyil (plural gyils)

  1. (music) A pentatonic instrument of Africa, resembling a xylophone.
    • 2009 May 10, The New York Times, “Sounds Both Eclectic and Electric”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      “Dust Dances” (1994), the vigorous opening work here, is the fruit of a four-month visit to Ghana, where Mr. Bermel studied the gyil, an African xylophone.
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