pi-pa

\\ˈpēˈpä\ noun (-s)

Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) p'i² p'a¹

: a 4-stringed Chinese musical instrument plucked like a guitar and having a large body resembling a lute and a neck with 12 or more frets that leads into the body

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/pee"pah"/, n.

a short-necked fretted lute of Chinese origin.

[1840-50; < Chin píba or pípa lute (lit., loquat, which it resembles in shape)]

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pi-pa «PEE PAH», noun.

an ancient lutelike instrument, popular in China.

╂[< Chinese p'i p'a]