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samisen

noun

A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
AM
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B1

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ˈsæmɪsɛn

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noun

  1. A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

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