banjo
/ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/ noun B1- A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings. · I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...· For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjo.
- Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
- An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
- A miner's round-nosed shovel.
- An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun like a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo.
- The frenulum of the penis.
Plural banjos
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