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