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balalaika

/bal-uh-lahy-kuh/US // ˌbæl əˈlaɪ kə //UK // (ˌbæləˈlaɪkə) //

巴拉莱卡,巴拉拉卡,芭拉莱卡,巴拉拉喀

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a Russian musical instrument having a triangular body and a neck like that of a guitar.

Examples

  • The "Balalaika Orchestra," by the way, was a minor sign of the Russian invasion already at its height.

  • Here Mongalov reached for his balalaika, a sort of Russian mandolin, and began to play some gay Russian airs on it.

  • The women played one after the other on the balalaika, and then sang in chorus.

  • The porter Yermolay passed him with his balalaika, glanced at him and shrugged his shoulders.

  • Balalaika, a musical instrument of very ancient Slavonic origin, common among the Russians and Tartars.