ˌbaləˈlīkə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Russian balalaika, balabaika; akin to Ukrainian balabajka balalaika; perhaps akin to Russian balabolit' to chatter, Czech blaboliti to murmur
: an instrument of the guitar kind used especially in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and having a triangular wooden body and from two to four strings
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