klezmer

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English [edit]

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Klezmer

Etymology [edit]

From Yiddish כּלי־זמיר (klezmer), from Hebrew כְּלֵי זֶֽמֶר (k’lé zémer, “musical instruments”).

Pronunciation [edit]

(UK) IPA: /ˈklɛzmə/
(US) IPA: /ˈklɛzməɻ/

Noun [edit]

klezmer (countable and uncountable; plural klezmers or klezmorim)

(countable) A Jewish folk musician.
(uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.

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