zither

A musical stringed instrument consisting of a flat sounding board with strings stretched across it, played horizontally with a plectrum and fingers.

• 🇵🇹Instrumento musical de cordas formado por uma caixa de ressonância plana com cordas esticadas, tocado na horizontal com palheta e dedos.

1. Stringed musical instrument B2 formal

   A musical instrument consisting of a flat, shallow soundbox with numerous strings stretched across it, played by plucking the strings with a plectrum or fingers.

   • She played a traditional folk song on the zither.
   • The musician's fingers danced across the strings of the zither.
   • He learned to play the zither from his grandmother.

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