kantele

noun

kan·​te·​le ˈkän-tə-lə How to pronounce kantele (audio)
: a traditional Finnish zither originally having five strings but now having as many as thirty

Word History

Etymology

Finnish

First Known Use

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kantele was circa 1903

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“Kantele.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kantele. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.

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