kamancheh
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian کمانچه (kamânče).
Noun
kamancheh (plural kamanchehs)
- (music) A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.
Translations
a stringed musical instrument
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