Swahili
ugombo
oo-GOM-boh
How to say it
Swahiliugombooo-GOM-bohsoon
Englishbanjo-like instrumentsoon
Frenchinstrument à cordessoon
Meaning
a traditional stringed instrument resembling a banjo.
Good to know
ugombo (a musical instrument re- sembling a banjo)
Examples
- Babu yangu alijua kupiga ugombo vizuri.My grandfather knew how to play the ugombo well.
- Je, bado kuna watu wanaotengeneza ugombo kijijini?Are there still people who make the ugombo in the village?
- Sikuwahi kuona ugombo kabla ya leo.I had never seen an ugombo before today.
- Wanamuziki wa kienyeji watapiga ugombo kesho usiku.Traditional musicians will play the ugombo tomorrow night.
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