Baglamas
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Baglamas is a noun meaning plural of baglama.
Meaning
plural of baglama.
More Meanings
- (music) A plucked stringed instrument, a long-necked bowl lute, played in Greek music and often made of improvised materials; it is a high-pitched and small bouzouki with one string in an octave pair on the lower D and unison pairs on the four highest strings.
Example Sentences
This was the time when the younger cousin of the bouzouki, the baglamas, came into its own – the more easily to be concealed beneath clothing or in a specially designed pocket sewn into an overcoat.
Word Forms
- baglamades
Synonyms for baglamas
Depending on context, synonyms include baglamadaki.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bouzouki, xalam, buzuq, lapa, yunluo, barbiton.
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