Definitions for marimba

marimba ma·rim·ba

Spelling: [muh-rim-buh]
IPA: /məˈrɪm bə/

Marimba is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in marimba (aabimmr).

Definitions for marimba

noun

  1. a musical instrument, originating in Africa but popularized and modified in Central America, consisting of a set of graduated wooden bars, often with resonators beneath to reinforce the sound, struck with mallets.

Origin of marimba

1695-1705; Portuguese Kimbundu or a related Bantu language; akin to kalimba

Examples for marimba

One of their chief instruments is the 'marimba' or 'Tyanbilo,' a form of harmonium.

You'll hear a marimba and dulcimer every so often in this crescendoing collection of stellar four-part harmonies.

This form of marimba is also met with amongst the natives of Costa Rica.

The marimba is played with drum-sticks of rubber, and the tone is good and powerful.

The Portuguese have imitated the marimba, and use it in their dances in Angola.

Others assert that the Indians have known the marimba time out of mind, and undoubtedly invented it.

The Smithsonian Institution contains a good specimen of the marimba.

Word Value for marimba
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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