kissar

noun

kis·​sar

ˈkisə(r)

plural -s

: a five-stringed lyre of northern Africa and Ethiopia

Word History

Etymology

colloquial Arabic qīsār (Arabic qīthār)

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Rhymes for kissar

• cicer