berimbau
[ buh-rim-bou; Portuguese bey-reenm-bou ]
/ bəˈrɪm baʊ; Portuguese beɪˈrĩm baʊ /
noun
a musical instrument consisting of a steel string on a bow-shaped wooden pole, with a gourd resonator attached to its base, the string being struck with a stick.
Also called
gun·ga
[goo ng-guh; Portuguese goonng-guh] /ˈgʊŋ gə; Portuguese ˈgũŋ gə/.
Origin of berimbau
1960–65; < Portuguese < Kimbundu
mri-rimbau
Words nearby berimbau
bergère,
berhyme,
beria,
beribboned,
beriberi,
berimbau,
berime,
bering,
bering sea,
bering strait,
bering time
British Dictionary definitions for berimbau
berimbau
/ (Portuguese berɪ̃ˈbau) /
noun
a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
Word Origin for berimbau
from the quimbundo (an Angolan language) word
mbirimbau