Banjo
… Short explanation
A stringed musical instrument with a round body and fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
Complete definition
The banjo is a four or five stringed instrument with a piece of plastic or animal skin stretched over a circular frame. Simpler forms of the instrument were fashioned by Africans in Colonial America, adapted from several African instruments of similar design.
Synonyms of banjo
– ; related terms: fingerboard, stringed …