ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Baglamas

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Baglamas is a noun meaning plural of baglama.

Meaning

plural of baglama.

More Meanings

  1. (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

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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