/ məˈrɪmbə; NAmE / noun
a musical instrument like a xylophone
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Kimbundu (a Western Angolan language), perhaps via Portuguese .
/ məˈrɪmbə; NAmE / noun
a musical instrument like a xylophone
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Kimbundu (a Western Angolan language), perhaps via Portuguese .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005