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
- : 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.
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