banjo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- băn'jō (UK)
- /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/ (US)
Etymology
From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.
Meanings
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A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...
For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjo.
- Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
- (slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
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(UK) A cul-de-sac with a round end.
Billy Tower lived in the far left house in the banjo that was Dagenham's version of cul de sacs. The trouble was you could be seen from the house and, in the time it took to walk along the Banjo, drugs could be flushed away.
2013, M. C. Dutton, The Godfathers of London:The banjo format is not an unalloyed success these days: kids playing noisily on the quite narrow common green […]
2013, Martin Crookston, Garden Suburbs of Tomorrow?:They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up".
1963, Peter Willmott, The Evolution of a Community, page 75:
- A miner's round-nosed shovel.
- (Malaysia) An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun like a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo.
- (slang, vulgar) The frenulum of the penis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| banjos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| banjoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
play the cat and banjo with · banjo union · banjo-mandolin · not hit a cow's arse with a banjo · tenor banjo · banjolike · mandolin-banjo · banjo hit · banjo uke · banjo frog · banjo enclosure · banjo hitter · dulcijo · banjitar · banjouke · banjo mandolin · banjo fitting · eastern banjo frog · banjo-eyes · Irish banjo · giant banjo frog · banjo ukelele · banjo-eyed · banjo dulcimer · banjo string · banjo timepiece · banjolele · egg banjo · guitjo · banjoist · banjo curette · southern banjo frog · banjolin · banjo ukulele · Banjo Eyes · banjo eyes · banjo bolt · banjo clock · four-string banjo · banjo catfish
Descendants
banjô · benjo · banĝo · באַנדזשאָ · バンジョー · bainseo · แบนโจ · бенџо · банджо · банжо
Translations (63)
el μπάντζο (a musical instrument) · eu banjo (a musical instrument) · ka ბანჯო (a musical instrument) · sw banjo (a musical instrument) · sh бенџо (a musical instrument) · es banyo (a musical instrument) · ru ба́нджо (a musical instrument) · fa بانجو (a musical instrument) · pt banjo (a musical instrument) · fy banjo (a musical instrument) · mk бенџо (a musical instrument) · da banjo (a musical instrument) · hy բանջո (a musical instrument) · nb banjo (a musical instrument) · af banjo (a musical instrument) · pl banjo (a musical instrument) · uk ба́нджо (a musical instrument) · sk bendžo (a musical instrument) · th แบนโจ (a musical instrument) · lv bandžo (a musical instrument) · he בַּנג׳וֹ (a musical instrument) · fr banjo (a musical instrument) · ko 밴조 (a musical instrument) · vo bänyun (a musical instrument) · it banjo (a musical instrument) · be ба́нджа (a musical instrument) · cs banjo (a musical instrument) · et bändžo (a musical instrument) · mi pakakū (a musical instrument) · pl bandżo (a musical instrument) · lis ꓛꓲꓺ ꓐꓶꓺ (a musical instrument) · sw zeze la kizungu (a musical instrument) · sl bendžo (a musical instrument) · ar بَانْجُو (a musical instrument) · it bangio (a musical instrument) · mi pātura (a musical instrument) · nl banjo (a musical instrument) · de Banjo (a musical instrument) · sv banjo (a musical instrument) · nn banjo (a musical instrument) · ja バンジョー (a musical instrument) · yi באַנדזשאָ (a musical instrument) · tr banjo (a musical instrument) · hu bendzsó (a musical instrument) · eo banĝo (a musical instrument) · bg ба́нджо (a musical instrument) · cmn 班卓琴 (a musical instrument) · sh bendžo (a musical instrument) · ca banjo (a musical instrument) · mn банжо (a musical instrument) · vi đàn banjô (a musical instrument) · cs bendžo (a musical instrument) · lis ꓞꓲꓺ ꓐꓶꓺ (a musical instrument) · lt bandža (a musical instrument) · es banjo (a musical instrument) · fo banjo (a musical instrument) · kl banjo (a musical instrument) · cy banjô (a musical instrument) · br banjo (a musical instrument) · hi बैंजो (a musical instrument) · fi banjo (a musical instrument) · ga bainseo (a musical instrument) · ms banjo (a musical instrument)