banjo

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbandʒəʊ/

noun (plural banjos or banjoes)

  • a stringed instrument of the guitar family, with a round open-backed soundbox of parchment stretched over a metal hoop.
  • an object resembling a banjo in shape: [as modifier]: a banjo clock

Derivatives

banjoist

noun

Origin:

mid 18th century: originally a black American alteration of bandore (see bandora)

Spelling help

The plural of banjo can be spelled either banjos or banjoes.